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What a Diffference a Year Makes
No, this won’t be a year-in-review type post. Just remembering where I was, what I was doing a year ago today, Christmas Eve. I was here at my home, living in a blur world. My mother’s in-home caregiver had called … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health, Spirituality, The Voyage
Tagged a year later, Christmas, grief, mental illness, mom, suicide
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Mother’s Day Without Mom
This is the first Mother’s Day that I am motherless. It feels weird. Even though Mom and I weren’t as close as a lot of mothers and daughters, I would always acknowledge her on Mother’s Day. She would be celebrated … Continue reading
Posted in Spirituality, The Voyage
Tagged Aruba, death, grief, healing, mom, Mother's Day, party, sadness
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She’s Finally At Peace
This morning, I received the dreaded phone call from my mom’s caregiver. This time, instead of the usual, “Just calling to let you know that everything’s fine,” from her chipper voice, I got an upset, “Something’s wrong; I think she’s … Continue reading