She’s My Wife
On this day. Four years ago. We became man and wife. I’ve cried hard many a day. This. One of the most tearful of my life. You were so sick. The pain extreme. You couldn’t stop throwing up. A true nightmare. No fairytale. Or dream. You were in the same clothes. From three days before. The…
Do Whatever it Takes to Get Through This
“Do whatever you have to, to get through the pain after I am gone.” my husband said to me a few months before he died. “Whatever it takes.” he said. “It doesn’t matter what it is you have to do, if it makes you feel better then do it.” I didn’t always follow his advice but it did help me feel…
Hello, how are you?
That simple, seemingly innocuous, greeting makes me cringe on the inside. I want to be authentic and be real with people. Yet, when I am asked "How are you?" I am put in a very awkward social situation. I hurriedly go through scenarios in my mind to try and figure out how to genuinely answer the…
What is the Meaning of Home After Loss
I have been writing about life after loss for almost 8 years and it just hit me today. After loss, tragic loss especially, the feeling of home is hard to find. You never feel at home again. You move houses. You look for new beginnings but nothing is quite like the home feeling you had before…
She’s My Wife
On this day. Four years ago. We became man and wife. I’ve cried hard many a day. This. One of the most tearful of my life. You were so sick. The pain extreme. You couldn’t stop throwing up. A true nightmare. No fairytale. Or dream. You were in the same clothes. From three days before. The…
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Do Whatever it Takes to Get Through This
“Do whatever you have to, to get through the pain after I am gone.” my husband said to me a few months before he died. “Whatever it takes.” he said. “It doesn’t matter what it is you have to do, if it makes you feel better then do it.” I didn’t always follow his advice but it did help me feel…
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Hello, how are you?
That simple, seemingly innocuous, greeting makes me cringe on the inside. I want to be authentic and be real with people. Yet, when I am asked "How are you?" I am put in a very awkward social situation. I hurriedly go through scenarios in my mind to try and figure out how to genuinely answer the…
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What is the Meaning of Home After Loss
I have been writing about life after loss for almost 8 years and it just hit me today. After loss, tragic loss especially, the feeling of home is hard to find. You never feel at home again. You move houses. You look for new beginnings but nothing is quite like the home feeling you had before…
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