Lauren Flake - Grief & Texas
Creating a playlist of songs that will comfort people in their grief for my Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go? launch party really calmed my anxious heart. Music soothed my soul after losing my mother to early onset Alzheimer’s disease, and I enjoyed finding therapeutic, uplifting music that speaks of Heaven, God’s creation and eternal […]
The final stage of grief lasts forever. My mother has been dead for 10 years. But I’ve been grieving her loss for over 15 years. My grief process started back in 2006 with my mother’s early onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis. The final stage of grief lasts forever. I will never stop grieving the loss of my […]
I hate being a member of the Dead Moms Club.
I hate paying the lifetime membership dues.
I hate the grief.
I hate the heartache.
And I hate the loneliness.
I’m entering another new year without my mother beside me. Another new year without her love. Another new year without her support. And another new year without her encouragement. I’m entering another new year without my mother beside me. Another new year without her listening ear. Another new year without her advice when I’m struggling. […]
If home is where my mom is, then my home is now in heaven. I never get to go home again. Not on Earth, anyways. They say, “Home is where your mom is.” Well, it’s true. My mother died after a decade-long battle with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2013. If home is where my […]