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Two Years
Two years ago my world was turned upside down. I lost my best friend, my husband, my partner in all things. My world came crashing down,...
Jul 12, 20232 min read


Year One
On the one year anniversary of the day Andy died, I reflected on the year. Here's what I wrote: One year ago, I lost my husband and...
Jul 12, 20224 min read
Tripaw
I woke early on a spring Saturday morning to Colin walking into my room with a look of deep concern on his face, “Mom, Peaches is hurt!”...
Jun 5, 202211 min read
The simple answer to how this happened
I woke up today with the daily disbelief that this was my life, wondering how I got here. Somehow the message came to me: my husband...
Dec 15, 20211 min read
Solo Mom Jealousy
Jealousy is one of the few negative feelings not frequently discussed in the grieving process, but it’s there. It’s in the life I...
Oct 11, 20215 min read


Letting go of my marriage
On what would have been our 19th wedding anniversary, I went to Whidbey Island with my parents and the kids to scatter some of Andy’s...
Aug 24, 20218 min read
Physical effects of grief
One week after Andy died I began to feel weakness and numbing in my legs. At times, I felt like my knees might buckle and I might...
Aug 3, 20216 min read
Bathtub
One week after Andy died, there were so many gaps to fill and pieces to pick up. The puzzle of his life, and mine, were formulating from...
Jul 19, 20215 min read
Day 1
I spent the day after my husband Andy died in what I loving refer to as “the nest”, otherwise known as my parent’s house, where I spent...
Jul 13, 20214 min read
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