Category: Grief
THERE ARE NO WORDS
The headline news is personal. Those missing in Wimberley are my friends of more than 40 years. I know them all. I know their families. Pictured above, clockwise, from upper left: Jonathan & Laura McComb, with Andrew & Leighton; Sue & Ralph Carey; Michelle (Carey) & Randy Charba; Michelle &…
Mastering the Storms of Grief
I rode out a typhoon off the coast of New Zealand in 2014. When we sailed out of Auckland on January 9 with calm sea and sunny sky, we had no hint of what awaited our small cruise ship at the south end of that island nation. Six days later,…
Bereavement: “I’ve Been Robbed!”
Dallas, May 16, 2015. Today I will attend graduation ceremonies for two of the grands. The younger will receive a BA in psychology from SMU at 3 p.m. Three hours later his older brother will receive his law degree from SMU law school. Lev is supposed to be here! He…