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Tag Archives: Grief Loss and Bereavement
Long Island Medium
I have 2 grand-daughters who don’t share a drop of DNA with me. Their grandpa, my husband, connected us but he died in 1998. Their dad Doug, my favorite step-son, died in 2003. Their uncle Jack, my son, died in … Continue reading
Posted in Corpus Christi, Family, Grief, mediums, Relationships, Sober Life, Texas
Tagged family, grandkid fun, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, Long Island Medium, loss of a child, sober living, Texas, Theresa Caputo
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Planning ahead
I have spent much of my life imprisoned by my plans. In my drinking days, I stayed furious because the troops, i.e. husband and kids, didn’t toe the line. Back then, the plans were generally in my head and nobody … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Family, God, Grief, Sisters, Sober Life, Women's issues
Tagged Death, family, Funeral, Funeral home, Funeral Services, God, Grief Loss and Bereavement, loss of a child, sober life, sober living, sobriety
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Erasure
I get daily blogging prompts from the WordPress people to help with writer’s block, I suppose. They are usually interesting and even when I don’t have time to write something, I often turn the prompt over in my head a … Continue reading
Posted in Family, God, Gratitude, Grief, Philosophy, Relationships, Sober Life, Women's issues
Tagged family, God, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, grieving, loss of a child, sober life, sober living, Support Groups
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Missing Jack
24 years ago on December 7 at about this very moment, I was in labor, riding in a car with John and Georgie as we crossed the Harbor Bridge, listening to U-2 and B.B. King sing “When Loves Comes to … Continue reading
Posted in Corpus Christi, Family, Gratitude, Grief, Relationships, Sober Life, Texas, Women's issues
Tagged family, family celebrations, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, grieving, loss of a child, sober life
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Lessons to apply over the next 60 years
I’m rounding the corner to my 60th birthday. That doesn’t seem as crazy old as it should. For the most part, I feel good and can do more than I could do when I was 40 and still drinking like … Continue reading
Posted in Family, God, Grief, Humor, nostalgia, Philosophy, Relationships, Sober Life
Tagged Birthday, celebrations, family, God, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, humor, loss of a child, Love, Memory, sober living, sobriety
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My peg-leg life
To say the patient is getting over it after an operation for appendicitis is one thing; after he’s had his leg off is quite another. After that operation either the wounded stump heals or the man dies. If it heals, … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrations, Family, God, Grief, Relationships, Sober Life
Tagged family, family celebrations, Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, grieving, recovery, sober life, sober living
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Sundays can be too long
In the middle of a perfectly normal day, I can make a sudden descent into sorrow. It is so hard to climb out. There’s the desire to pause there, clutch the grief to my chest, and cling to it like … Continue reading
Posted in Family, God, Grief, Sober Life
Tagged Grief, Grief Loss and Bereavement, grieving, loss of a child, Mental Health, Sadness, sober life
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