Loss

Seriously, Grey’s Anatomy, for all its quirks and far-fetched storylines, still has my number. No TV show has inspired more blog posts for me. Thanks, Grey’s writing team! Bob checked out of watching it with me awhile ago, so the episodes accumulate on our DVR and I catch up when I can. Usually that happens […]

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I couldn’t stay awake during last week’s episode of This is Us. That is unusual for me and my current favorite television show. Abby and I had been up late the night before, at the So You Think You Can Dance Live! 2018 Chicago tour stop, followed by stage dooring. As I dosed off and […]

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Sunday, 1-21-96 11:36 PM London 6:36 PM H.H.I.  5:36 PM E-Town Called Gramma Dee & Grampa Jack today to wish Grampa a “Happy 80th Birthday!” It was a very special conversation with both of them! They seemed very happy to hear from me & I was so happy to hear their voices and their upbeat […]

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Saturday, 1-20-96 3:34 PM London 9:34 AM Evanston ★ Dad’s 55th Birthday! ☺︎ Wow! It’s been 4 days since I wrote in here… Though it doesn’t seem that long. The past 5 nights, & much of my days, I spent hanging out w/ my Pembridge buddies Adam & Paul. They are great guys & becoming […]

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“Creation for me is the antidote to despair.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert I follow Elizabeth “Liz” Gilbert on Instagram and saw her post this morning about a new podcast, The Ted Interview, for which she was the first guest. Though I haven’t seen a ton of Ted Talks, I get so much out of them when I take the […]

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I came across this quote today from Laura Kelly Fanucci, a fellow bereaved mom, via a friend/dad who is grieving and remembering (after the recent death of his baby) on this, October 15th, National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. These words struck and ring true for me, almost 14 years since we experienced our first of […]

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