He had dreams. He wanted to help. He was my parents son. He held them in such high regard. My mom who went back to school to be a social worker in her 40’s. My dad who graduated high school and went back to school in his 40’s. They both had designs to bring peopleContinue reading “My twin”
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Why the loss of a pet is a valid loss
There are people who “have pets”. Then there are people who consider pets as a part of their immediate family. I’m the latter. In fact, almost everyone in my immediate biological family is the same in this regard I grew up with cats. I don’t remember a time without cats. True lovers of cats orContinue reading “Why the loss of a pet is a valid loss”
Dates that changed me on a cellular level
December 8 2023 is one. The day my dad took his last breath. I never imagined I’d hear it but I did. It was labored. In hospice. It was the “death rattle”. It was late. He’d been in hospice for a night. I know now that he’d been in transit before he’d gotten there. InContinue reading “Dates that changed me on a cellular level”
Hospice
When my dad finally got approved to go to a specific hospice, he was moved so quickly. Thank God, I thought. There they would give him pain meds. They would attend to him when he Shat himself. I thought, finally, he’d get the empathy to die in a dignified way. I was right. His roomContinue reading “Hospice”
Feeling the presence of a loved one that’s passed
When my twin died, I felt it. We had just turned 19. I was driving and stuck in stand still traffic. I felt the wind get knocked out of me from behind. In a moment, I felt everything then nothing. But the nothing lasted only a second. The nothing became everything. It was warm. ItContinue reading “Feeling the presence of a loved one that’s passed”