Letting Go: How I cleared out my mom’s house after she died
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The Dash Between: When you feel like you’re leaving your loved one behind
"I don't want to move forward without them." The new year can be a hard time for people who have lost a loved one. Even as many welcomed the end of 2020 and hoped for a better year in 2021, for those who are grieving, that passage of time can be bittersweet and...
Grief and the Holidays: How to Cope and even Celebrate
For a lot of us, the holidays are a hard time when we've lost someone, whether we lost them a month ago or years ago. For some of us, it might be our first holiday season without that person, and other times, it might be that we have certain associations with this...
Aqua Blue (Poem)
Because of me My mother wore aqua blue To my cousin’s wedding “Charlene’s blue” She called it My favorite hue Most everyone knew And we smiled in the photos Against a background red My mother in aqua blue And none of us had a clue In 6 months time My mother would be...
Her University Degrees
My mother went back to school in her 50s. First for her undergraduate degree, then for her master’s degree. All while working full-time. She had always been self-conscious about only having an associate’s degree from college. After divorcing my father, the professor...
Flowers from Her Garden
My mother had a green thumb. Alas, I did not inherit it. I inherited her poor sense of direction and her love of art, but in my hands, plants wilt and wither. She was so proud of her gardens. Roses, irises and hydrangeas were favorites. Her vases were often filled...
Proof of Life
In the beginning, everyone wants proof of death.How did she die? When did he die?How could this happen?Is she really gone? There are forms to fill outPaperwork to completeObituaries to writeQuestions to attempt to answer Later, sometimes much laterAfter the forms have...
Her Jewellery
This was my mother's everyday jewellery: A nice watch, a traditional jade ring, and a fancier ring with a pearl. The sparkly brooch, with clear and teal rhinestones, was her special occasion brooch, and I've spotted it in photos of her at parties and office functions....
Still Mourning
It's ok to grieve. Don't let anybody tell you that you shouldn't mourn, if mourning is what you need. Instructing someone not to grieve, to snap out of grief, is as effective as telling someone to stop being hungry. Like hunger, you may get distracted momentarily from...
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