Category: Nitty Gritty Dirty Grief
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Does trauma gives you a hall pass? Someone should tell the hall monitor
I posted something cryptic on Facebook Saturday. It caught a lot of attention from my tribe but it really wasn’t a big deal…. Nothing like seizures, mitochondrial strokes or premature death. I joke because I can. Because I have survived these things. I watched the EEG of my daughter explode. I have held hands in…
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Lean into the Discomfort
I got this saying from an excellent Ted talk by Brene Brown about vulnerability. If you haven’t seen it, go watch! If you have, go watch again!I have the words….Lean into the Discomfort on a sticky at work. I try to follow this when the world seems uncomfortable…itchy. Which at times seems often. I am not a…
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Preparation
In the last two months, two of my Loves have been told they need to prepare for the imminent reality that they will die. It’s okay if you want to stop reading now…..no judging.The worst is that they are young, Moms to Littles…..little Littles who still need their Mamas.I laugh at that last statement. I am…
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Because Nothing Rhymes with Teen
I take issue with this whole decade- the entire ten years. Because nothing rhymes with Teen. Except keen and mean and bean. How am I supposed to find a meaningful mantra based on those words? For instance, I am about to turn 44. My 44 mantra is “44! Shut the front door!” Because 44 is on the verge of being…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 