Why My Mother Never Got the Chance to Be an Amazing Grandmother
My mother never got the chance to be an amazing grandmother.
My mother wanted to take her grandchildren to the beach.
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I Never Wanted to be the Grief Girl but I Lost My Mom to Alzheimer’s
I never wanted to be the grief girl but I lost my mom to Alzheimer’s. I’ve been a writer since I was 9 years old. In fourth grace language arts class, I soaked up sentence diagramming and essay structure like it was manna from heaven. Words and language became my currency, and crafting fictional short…
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25 Most Helpful Grief Quotes to Write in a Sympathy Card
Do you struggle to know what to write in a sympathy card for someone who is grieving the loss of a loved one? Here’s a list of the 25 most comforting and helpful grief quotes to write in a sympathy card.
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Your Grief Does Not Make Me Uncomfortable because I’ve Been There, Too
Your grief does not make me uncomfortable. I won’t try to fix your grief. I won’t tell you platitudes like, “They’re in a better place,” or, “At least you had x amount of time with them.” I won’t dismiss or invalidate your feelings. I won’t tell you not to cry. I won’t tell you that…
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My Mother Needed Us to Love Her until the End of Alzheimer’s Disease
My mother needed us to love her until the end of Alzheimer’s disease. My grandmother took this photo of my mother, my husband, and me almost two decades ago. It was Thanksgiving Day, six months after my mother’s initial diagnosis with early onset Alzheimer’s disease. And it was seven years before the end of Alzheimer’s…
