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A Long December
"And there's reason to believe maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself to hold on to these moments as they pass." - Counting Crows
Grief
Losing a loved one feels impossible because the world stops spinning, only for you. Life continues around you even though nothing will ever be the same again.
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One Month
The first month, first Thanksgiving Day Parade, and first family tradition without my father.
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When Life Becomes Surreal
Musings on grief - two weeks after my father died.
Grief
For My Father
"Do not think of me as gone; I'm with you still in each new dawn."
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Cautiously Hopeful
Waiting and (Cautiously) Hoping. (Cautiously) Hoping and Waiting.
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When Life Gets Even Harder
So, here's another quick life update: my father is in the hospital.
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This is How a Heart Breaks
Three weeks later, I still vividly remember him standing in my kitchen and saying my last goodbye to him.