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Posted by Kellyn Shoecraft on- Tags: Father Loss, parent loss
The Bereaved's Guide to Surviving Mother's/Father's Day (and Other Terrible Occasions)
Posted by Kellyn Shoecraft onGrief and Marriage — A Relationship Defined by Loss
Posted by Kellyn Shoecraft on- Tags: Grief experience, parent loss, Relationships
Hidden Grief — The ‘shameful’ thoughts the bereaved are reluctant to disclose
Posted by Kellyn Shoecraft on- Tags: Cartoon, Grief experience, parent loss, Sibling loss
When You Remember The Terrible
Posted by Kellyn Shoecraft onI went to bed one night and my sister was alive, and I woke up and she was braindead. Though it’s been more than two years, in the timeline of my life it’s like no time has passed at all.
- Tags: Cartoon, Grief experience, parent loss, Sibling loss
Tales of the Reluctant & Bereaved Entrepreneur | Social Media Edition
Posted by Kellyn Shoecraft onThe other day I realized that over the course of the past month I had barely posted to our Instagram account.... I often fantasize about deleting my Instagram account. My self-control is paltry. In fact, I don't even allow myself to keep the app on my phone. I redownload it every...
- Tags: Cartoon, Grief, parent loss
Spring Grief
Posted by Kellyn Shoecraft on- Tags: Cartoon, Grief experience, parent loss, Sibling loss
Memoirs While Dying
Posted by Kellyn Shoecraft onWhen I read a memoir by a person who is nearing the end of their life, I primarily feel thankful. Not necessarily that I'm alive (though that's there too), but that a person whose time is short has chosen to dedicate a large portion of that time to give us insight...
- Tags: End-of-life, Illness, parent loss, Resources
Is This Life?
Posted by Kellyn Shoecraft onDecember | 2003 The gravel crunches after I shift to drive and we slowly begin the descent down our driveway. The roles are reversed. Instead of my dad driving me to a sleepover while we listen to classical music or Fat Bottomed Girls, I am now his chauffeur. I don't choose any background...
- Tags: End-of-life, Grief Experience, Illness, Parent Loss