Proof of Life

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...
Still Mourning

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...
Dear America, it’s ok to grieve

Dear America, it’s ok to grieve

I started this blog in November 2016 with the intention of collecting my thoughts about my mother and the process of grieving her loss. Then in the midst of it, I found myself plunged into active grief after the US elections. I’m grieving still. If you also find...