Jennifer Holland’s fine article in the November 1, 2014 NY
Times, is a meditation on death and grieving.
It is a personal statement that speaks to many of us.
“About a decade ago, a brain tumor came to steal my mother away. It was diagnosed after she’d exhibited a series of strange behaviors (stranger than usual, I should say, as she was a quirky lady to begin with), and she very quickly went to a dark, quiet place that none of us could reach.
Escorting a loved one through her last days wrings your
heart dry. You keep smiling, helping and hugging, knowing that soon enough
you’ll be able to collapse and grieve. But until then, you stay strong."
Read Wild Messengers.
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