When someone close to you passes away, you automatically begin thinking of what you will miss most about them. You hear their voice in your head, you see their smile, you recall your favorite memories, even funny stories. You wish you could do x, y, or z one last time. You wish could share every... Continue Reading →
The Questions
I am frequently asked how my husband is doing. That's it, no other context, just, "How's he doing?" I think the inquisitor assumes I know they're really asking, "How's he doing...in light of his father's death and his mother's recent diagnosis?" Their assumption is correct, I do know that's the question they're really asking. My... Continue Reading →
Good Conversation
Some days your good news is found while talking about your bad news. Yesterday afternoon we dropped the toddler off at my parent's house for a sleepover. We brought lunch, ate, he played, and then I put him down for a nap before we left. What began as a drop off though turned into sweet... Continue Reading →
We Need Good News
December 9, 2015. My husband, father of my then six week-old, was diagnosed with testicular cancer. August 31, 2016. My sister-in-law, 24 years old at the time, underwent surgery to remove a non-cancerous, though fatal if left alone, tumor in her brain. September 9, 2017. My 61 year old father-in-law, one of the greatest men... Continue Reading →