Seventeen Years
Dear Ana, Today is your 17th birthday and you’re not here to celebrate it. I wish I could remember all the details from the day you were born. I remember feeling impatient to have you because you were ten days … Read More »
Navigating The Landscape Of Parental Grief
Dear Ana, Today is your 17th birthday and you’re not here to celebrate it. I wish I could remember all the details from the day you were born. I remember feeling impatient to have you because you were ten days … Read More »
Well, tomorrow is Ana’s birthday. Like most teens, Ana was very selective about what photos she posted to social media and I’d gotten into the (good) habit of asking her before I posted anything. Since she died, I love seeing … Read More »
The other day I was in the car with Emily. She’d been chatting about her upcoming fourteenth birthday and I’d been letting her excitement wash over my soul, content because she was content. “I can’t wait for my party,” she’d … Read More »