Browsing: personal care

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the centurions in our town. Ms. Ruth Wosic has been…

When Amy Veloz, our editor, first interviewed me back in February, one of our conversations touched on the fact that…

Each day, my mother and I text each other, “Good morning and Good night.” Recently, my “Good morning text ended…

This year, the table stretches wide,New friends joining add extra seats, yetYour place is set softly at the side. Plates…

Yesterday I didn’t hesitate to answer the phone identified as out of state, but rather than being greeted by a…

Grief often comes in waves. There are stages, yes—but they don’t arrive in neat order or follow a checklist we…

We’re just a few days past six weeks into this new, uninvited season of grief, and last week, I got…

Grief has a way of reshaping us—sometimes subtly, other times in sudden, unrelenting waves. This past month, I experienced one…

From the series: “Grief in Real Time: A Caregiver’s Journey Through Sudden Loss” The emergency room nurse called at 4:08…

Part 1: The Calm Before the Storm – When Past Reflections Prepare Us for Present Grief Have you ever found…