Finding My Mom In Small Goodbyes

This is the story of a mother and a daughter. This is the story of a daughter finding her mother, and possibly herself, as cancer takes them away from one another. This is, hopefully, the story of both of them finding some peace in the face of great loss.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

4 Months

So, today I sit at the birth center preparing for a long one-day childbirth class. I enjoy these classes. They are long and exhausting but...

Friday, February 5, 2010

"When the heart weeps for what it has lost; the Spirit laughs for what it has gained."

One of my Facebook friends posted this last week. It's a sufi proverb and really spoke to me. It says pretty much everything of what I...

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Dear Nurse Nancy,

Oh how I have needed you this past week. Regardless of any differences we had...regardless of what kind of place we were at in our mother/da...

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Life Does Go On

Five years ago if someone had asked me if I could imagine life without my mom, I would have been horrified at the thought. The simple idea...

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

3 months

Wow...it's been a quarter of a year since mom died. It's hard to believe. Last night I had been mulling over whether or not to driv...

Monday, January 4, 2010

Taking Care

I am a caretaker. That's who I am. I take care of my family. I take care of my home. I take care of my clients. I take care of my d...

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Good Bye 2009

I felt it important to blog today as the year comes to an end. I think it's always important to reflect on a year when it ends and to lo...

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