by Janet Gwilliam-Wright My mom died the day I graduated from high school. The week before, in June 1995, my mom, who had been dying from liver cancer, was rushed to palliative care in an ambulance. She was so weak when she went into the hospital the paramedics had to carry her out of […]
by Emma Conally-Barklem Bereavement is a messy business. It chews us up, hollows us out and folds us in two. For me, the death of my mum and best friend continues to be the most painful experience of my life. My mum was vivacious, funny, sensitive, temperamental and kind. Her energy would wear me […]
by Mekel Harris Grief has a way of unraveling you. Thread by thread. Painful moment by painful moment. December 2012 thrust me into uncharted territory — the dark and messy wilderness of grief. On the ninth day of the month, my spunky and outspoken mother died after receiving a diagnosis of stage IV pancreatic […]
by Katrina Preisler-Weller For a long time, I believed that to live was to forget. 12 years on, I now know that couldn’t be further from the truth. During our childhood and adolescents, we are taught many things: algebra, the science of gravity and even how to put a condom on a banana… yet […]
by Michelle Steinke-Baumgard We all have days that define our lives in deeply profound days. For me, there have been just a handful of those days. Like when I graduated with honors from college after struggling with dyslexia and ADHD, the day my children were born, the day I married their father. And of […]
by Lisa Boehm As the day begins on the anniversary of my daughter’s passing, the events of ‘that day’ weigh heavy on my heart. I remember the day starting like any other. My kids went off to high school, and my husband and I went to work. We ate dinner together, talked about the […]
by Allison Henry When my dad was dying, I had a hard time remembering what life was like before he got sick. Things that happened a year ago seemed like they happened decades ago. The world as I knew it had changed. I couldn’t imagine how I would be able to go on after […]
by Robin Chodak We all have stories. Your unique story began the day you were born. Each experience in your life from the moment you took your first breath up to this instant creates your story. I like to think of it as watching a movie. I always watch ones with anticipation of what […]
by Blair Leggatt I started writing on my blog on the anniversary week of my mother’s passing. Terri was one tough lady who always spoke her mind. She was a small-town girl from Swan River, Manitoba and spent time in foster homes as a child. She married young, had three wonderful boys (and the […]
by Jordon Ferber In July 2002, I was just two years into my burgoning stand-up comedy career when my only brother Russell, who was just about to embark on his own career as a pastry chef, was killed in a car accident. He was 21. Just hours after his death, my dad asked me […]
