Lauren Flake - Grief & Texas
Dear Mom, You weren’t supposed to leave me so soon. I’ve had to do everything without you. You weren’t supposed to leave me so soon. I’ve had a miscarriage. I’ve had two babies. And I’ve had two surgeries. I’ve watched my brother fight addiction. I’ve watched my dad remarry. And I’ve planned funerals. I’ve written […]
My mother never got the chance to be an amazing grandmother.
My mother wanted to take her grandchildren to the beach.
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 […]
We were originally supposed to get married in May of 2008. But, when it was clear that my mother’s early onset Alzheimer’s disease was progressing rapidly, we moved the wedding up by four months. I’m happy she still knew I was her daughter at my wedding despite Alzheimer’s disease. Fifteen years ago today, on January […]
I still feel jealous when I see women my age hanging out with their mothers. And I still feel angry when I hear women my age complaining about their moms.* These feelings hit me especially hard around Mother’s Day. I don’t get to hang out with my mom anymore because she’s dead. Unfortunately, I don’t […]