It’s amazing how quickly the wave of grief and sadness comes back after someone leaves. It’s a reminder that while they were here we were distracted, even if we were talking about you, we were distracted and it was easy to switch gears. Dan just left and the silence in the house is deafening. I’ve…

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Jeff has had more “firsts” than I have in terms of holidays and special events. For Father’s Day he explained how he woke up still expecting to see a text from her even though he was well aware of what the reality was. Initially, I was aware of how that may feel, but until this…

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It was recommended to me, not long after my mother-in-law passed away, that I should write to her in a journal every time I felt like talking to her. The more I wrote in this journal, I realized there are so many other people who are in similar situations, who might relate to some of…

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