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...
View ArticleA 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleDying 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....
View ArticleAn 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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