As I waited for Matt to get back with the kids. I was very thankful for the wise counsel that we had accumulated over the last month. Everyone processes grief differently. They also introduce grief to children differently too. We were not asking questions to imitate the responses… We were gathering stories and from them, […]
Time of Death: October 4, 2018. 12:59P The world is usually a loud and interfering opponent. On October 4, 2018, I awoke to a world filled with deafening silence. I had stayed the night with my mom, and as my eyes opened when my alarm went off, her breathing had not changed. It was not […]
One year ago today, was the last day I would ever see my mom awake. After her last respiratory crash, her kidneys were failing, and she was fighting an infection on top of aspiration pneumonia. Her medical team consisted of an Internal Medicine Physician, Neurologist, Infectious Disease, and Pulmonologist. The damage her body was experiencing […]
I am not sure why I have a ridiculous amount of amazing human beings in my life. I have the natural tendency to be selfish, narrow minded and have no fear in allowing people who have too much drama to be set free to dramatize the life of someone else. My tolerance for BS is […]
People often are afraid to confront those forged into the trenches of grief. People want to say the right thing and do the right thing so they can help ‘fix’ what is happening. The truth is, the best advice, and the most extravagant gesture will not ‘fix’ a thing, nor should it. Don’t worry about […]
My mom always had something to say. Even when she had the emergency in Fall 2017 that would mark her last year of life, she had SO much to say, we had to sedate her in order to Careflight her 4 hours to Houston. The reality of her not speaking the first 12 hours I […]
Looking back, I know HOW we made it… but the journey was INSANE. We made it all work. Marriage, parenting, caregiving, student, employee and traveler. We were intentional about having fun when the kids were en route with us, thank you Buccee’s; and the kids got to stay in their first B&B. Speaking of, this […]
My mom always knew how to wear make-up, clothes, and accessories. She was known as ‘Weazer’ to those closest to her and my friends always called her Mama Anne. Her heart was huge, and her love was overbearing. We had a rough decade or 2, but I know that I am the luckiest adopted daughter […]
Regret is like a tourist location… okay to visit from time to time, but not ideal for permanent residence. The cost is high. 4 hours away and 3 hours after my mom went into surgery, a nurse called and said the words that do not sit well with anyone, “Mrs. Davis, the doctor would like […]
Often, there are things that need to be written down before they become etched in stone in us… 1 Year ago, marked the journey through my mom’s last days here on this side of eternity. I knew I wanted to take a photo journey back through her days as a way to process… no need […]
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