healing
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confession
Dear Donna, I have a confession to make. When you asked, at lunch today, whether I had any other children, I said no. I said just my daughter. You probably don’t even remember the moment (LOL) but it was a monumental… Continue reading
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The Weight of the Unfixable
Today marks ten months since Tom died. 304 days faced with the same harsh truth: nothing I do or say, no force of will or amount of love will bring him back. I used to tell my kids: “As long… Continue reading
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Lemons and Rose-Colored Glasses
Life has handed me its fair share of challenges, yet I’ve never been one to dwell in darkness. I’ve found a silver lining through every storm, and through every heartbreak, a healing. Some may call it optimism, or say it’s… Continue reading
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Finding Comfort in Connection: Grieving My Son
When my son died suddenly in May 2024 at the age of 23, I was plunged into a world I didn’t recognize—a world split into ‘before’ and ‘after.’ In those first hours, days, and weeks, when every breath felt unfair… Continue reading
Soul Searching 