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Category Archives: Stages of Grief
Please Send Cupcakes
Here’s the thing about grief: one minute you’re drowning in it, thinking you’ll never resurface. And the next, up you’ve popped and you’re feeing the sun on your face. My moods seem to change on a dime. Right now, the … Continue reading
Posted in Mid-Life, Stages of Grief
Tagged Birthday, Cupcakes, Death and Grief, Stages of Grief
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I only like cats.
Right now, I hate everything except my cats. And food, particularly ice cream. And wine. And mindless tv. And sleep. Aside from those things, everything is stupid. Rather than piss and moan about my grief, and I happen to be … Continue reading
Posted in Cats, Grief, Sophie, Stages of Grief
Tagged Animal Rescue, animals, Cats, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Depression, Grief, Grieving, mental-health, Stray Cat
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Ramble On
All of my male family members are gone. In the space of 11 months. How do I make sense of this? I don’t. There is no meaning or explanation. Everything does not happen for a reason. It just happens. This … Continue reading
Posted in Alcoholism, Cancer, Cats, Death of a sibling, Grief, Health, Intervention, Mid-Life, Sobriety, Stages of Grief
Tagged Acute myelogenous leukemia, Acute myeloid leukemia, Alcoholism, AML, cancer, Death, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, Health, Intervention, leukemia, Philosophy, Stages of Grief
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Might I be human, after all?
I was thinking about grief the other day. Thinking my grief over my brother’s and father’s deaths last year didn’t last long. The crying wasn’t overwhelmingly intense. Or at least it wasn’t more than a handful of times. I wondered … Continue reading
It’s time.
I’ve been avoiding the page. Hiding from the depths of my grief. Doing anything to pass the time, but write. I know that writing will take me deeper than even looking at photos of my father. I fear the writing … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's, Death and Grief, Dementia, Elderly Parents, Grief, Grieving, Healing, Love, Stages of Grief
Tagged Alzheimer's, Death and Grief, Grief, Grieving, Love, Stages of Grief
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Fat Cat
The past couple of days, ever since I discovered Sally’s lumps, I have been filled with anxiety. When I wasn’t working, I was scouring the Internet for the tumor that most resembled Sally’s. None of them seemed to quite fit. … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Cats, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, Healing, Love, Stages of Grief
Tagged cancer, Cats, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Grief, Grieving, lipomas, Love, Stages of Grief
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