Moving Forward
For several years I came close to allowing myself the identity of “the mom whose son has brain cancer”. Then it was “the mom whose son...
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Lori
- Jul 17, 2019
- 2 min
People
The first day Joe was at UCI (the large university hospital we transferred to after a week at our small community hospital), our good...
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Lori
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
What Can I Do?
The longer we live the more likely it is we will have a friend or family member who is grieving a great loss. What can you do to comfort...
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Lori
- Jun 3, 2019
- 1 min
If Everything Matters
For today’s post I thought I would feature another of Joe’s poems. I have also added it to the Poetry Page, where you can find several of...
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Lori
- Apr 22, 2019
- 2 min
Second Year Thoughts
I’ve been thinking about the second year. I’ve heard from many who have walked before me on this grief road that the second year is often...
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Lori
- Apr 9, 2019
- 2 min
Humor
A joyful heart is good medicine… (Proverbs 17:22) When Joe was first in the hospital in late June of 2014, even before he was diagnosed...
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Lori
- Mar 8, 2019
- 1 min
Monster
Joe wasn’t much of an animal lover. He put up with our assorted cats and dogs over the years and was kind to them—even helped train our...
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Lori
- Feb 24, 2019
- 2 min
You Lucky Dog
When someone you love dies, if you believe in life after death you start thinking a LOT more about heaven, and reading everything you can...
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Anna
- Feb 6, 2019
- 2 min
Forward in the Darkness
Today, is something a little different. Usually, you’ll find posts by my mom here, where she fills virtual pages with her beautiful and...
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Lori
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min
Morro Bay
Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest… (Psalm 55:6) In the summer of 2014, we were still reeling with the...
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Lori
- Nov 22, 2018
- 2 min
24 Years
It has been one year since Joe left us on Thanksgiving Day 2017. Hard to believe. Memories of him flood my mind this week… Homeschooling...
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Lori
- Nov 11, 2018
- 1 min
The Little Pen
In the last ten years or so of his life, Joe wrote many songs and poems, and I am so grateful for that. While going through his computer,...
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Lori
- Oct 23, 2018
- 2 min
October
Oh dear. It was right around this time last year when Joe was admitted to the hospital for the last time. I was out of town but nearby on...
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Lori
- Oct 6, 2018
- 1 min
Teacher
Joe was what my friend Jan calls an “old soul”. All of his life, he had a wisdom and maturity beyond his years. Even when he was a child,...
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Lori
- Sep 14, 2018
- 2 min
Shirts and Stuff
I knew it would be hard. Recently I began going through Joe’s room. I am saving some things and having a quilt made from some of his...
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Lori
- Aug 28, 2018
- 2 min
25
Happy Birthday, sweet boy. (Sorry Joe, you’ll always be my sweet boy). You would have been 25 today. I am planning to hang out alone at a...
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Lori
- Aug 18, 2018
- 2 min
Wins 1 Losses 0
As you know, I really thought a lot of my son. There is so much I miss about him: his kindness and courtesy, his practical help, his...
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Lori
- Jul 28, 2018
- 2 min
Chrissy
Joe never had many close friends, but that was his choice. Sometimes throughout his life I would encourage him to get together with other...
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