Twelve tips for getting through the holidays after loss. Why write about loss and grief during the holidays? Nobody wants to talk or even think about grief this time of year. Or do they? The focus should be on the festivities and good times, right? While it’s true, talking about loss and grief is always …
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Is there beauty in every storm? This past weekend Wisconsin and Minnesota made national headlines because of our severe weather conditions, actually two headlines. The first was about the magnitude of our latest snowstorm, deemed to be in the “top five” since record keeping began in the area. My little city was even mentioned on …
Elizabeth Edwards — my connection. Do you ever wonder why we connect with famous people who have cancer? I was stopped in my tracks when it was announced further treatment for Elizabeth Edwards was deemed unproductive. It’s interesting how such decisions are put into words as gently as possible. Those words really meant time was …
November is a month of transition in Wisconsin. Mother Nature is deciding if she is ready to let go of fall and welcome in winter. One day the thermometer reads sixty-five degrees, and the next day, it’s thirty degrees colder. (or more!) The trees are bare. The crops are harvested. The horizon looks gray many …
My mother died from metastatic breast cancer in 2008. In some ways, I miss her even more since my cancer diagnosis because I know what an amazing support person she would have been. She felt a lot of guilt for potentially carrying the BRCA 2 gene mutation on to her children. Mothers like to fix …