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Why celebrate

Yesterday my cousin passed away. A shortened life. Way, way too short. He fought a brave fight with cancer and I’m told he smiled in his last moments of life. He smiled. I can’t help but to wonder why...

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A lesson from nonna

My nonna and I Today I visited my nonna. It was a very, very difficult visit for me. She has dementia and is in a special care facility….one could call it a waiting room for death really… While I was...

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The thing about grief

The thing about grief is, it hurts. It hurts so much that you feel it physically… in your stomach, your chest, your arms, your legs… your face.  You feel deep, lacerating pain, in such a way that it...

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Dying to live, or living to die

My nonna’s passport photo when she came to the U.S. from Italy. My nonna passed away last night.  It was beautiful.  It was heartbreaking. She died, went to heaven and is no longer in pain.  Beautiful....

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An unspoken eulogy

My dad, nonna and I. 2008 Some of you know that my nonna recently passed away.  It has probably been one of the most rocking moments in my life to date.  I miss her terribly.  Even though, truthfully,...

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