I am back from the doctor’s. Dr. D, the woman who performed my D&C, examined me and said everything looks…
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healing
Butterfly
Vivir con miedo es como vivir en medias ~ Spanish Proverb I’ve been conquering some fears recently — or trying…
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Darkness and Light
Years ago, one of my high school teachers stated that people don’t create art when they’re happy. “When people are…
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Memories: Another Love, Another Loss
I am told that today is Throwback Thursday in the blogosphere, so I’ve adapted a blog post I wrote for…
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I Am Still Standing
Me, a moment ago: wearing my Jizo pendant; hugging my Mizuko Kuyo Peace Lily; that is being nourished by my…
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First Good Week
I have a confession. It’s been almost a whole week since I last cried. I’m not saying that I’m, you…
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Appropriate Grief Response
During my pregnancy loss counselling session last week, I was told that pregnancy loss grief intensity is not proportional to…
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Better Days
There she was: slightly ahead of me, a tall, slender woman, about 35, ambling towards the book fair cashiers. Her turquoise…
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Mizuko Kuyō
A few months ago I rescued a Peace Lily from a giant hardware store chain. A few broken stems pushed…
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Connections
Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be…
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