Here’s what I know: 12 years does not make losing my mom easier, those years just make it even more unbelievable. “She’s been gone longer than I ever had the chance to know her,” is an actual line I threw…
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12 years of loss have taught me that low days happen. They don’t have to feel especially sadder than the last, or have something that makes you think this is a “low day.” For me,…
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If you’re a Gilmore Girls fan than you know that last week the head of the Gilmore Girls family, Richard Gilmore, passed away. Edward Herrmann died at the age of 71 from GLioblastoma, a brain tumor.…
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After I read the beautiful essay Ned Vizzini’s best friend wrote for MTV, commemorating his death anniversary, I knew I had to pick up one of his books. January 6th will forever be known as…
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When someone dies, people tend to focus on the person’s death, instead of on their life. At least those who never knew him or her. A few weeks ago I read on MTV.com, “A Year Without Ned…
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There’s a thin line between pity and support. One of the many fears I developed after I lost my mom, and later my grandma, was whether or not those around me would pity me, or see…
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