Lauren Flake - Grief & Texas
Birthdays feel different when your mother is dead. No one makes you feel special the way that she did. Birthdays feel different when your mother is dead. No one starts your morning with a phone call the way that she did. And no one buys you a dozen pink roses the way that she did. […]
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 […]
Christmas and grief are a tough combination. Maybe this is your first Christmas season since you’ve lost a parent. Maybe someone close to you is sick, dying, or struggling with substance abuse. Or maybe you’ve lost a child, a spouse or a sibling. Maybe you’ve lost your job. Whatever the reason, you are struggling to […]
I miss my mother during the holidays more each year. She’s been gone for over a decade. She was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s 17 years ago. I miss my mother during the holidays more each year. I’ll never get used to not buying her a Christmas present. I’ll never get used to not helping […]
Sometimes, grief feels a lot like panic. While buying birthday cards at Walmart a few years ago, I caught sight of these floral Mom and Grandma cards. I instinctively wanted to reach out and grab the teal card with the antique-style, delicate pink rose for my grandmother. But a feeling of panic stopped me in […]