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Off Kilter: A Woman’s Journey to Peace with Scoliosis, Her Mother, and Her Polish Heritage
November 3, 2010
Linda Wisniewski’s book, Off Kilter: A Woman’s Journey to Peace with Scoliosis, Her Mother, and Her Polish Heritage, is available from Amazon.com.
36 Days Apart: A memoir of a daughter, her parents and the Beast named – Alzheimer’s: A story of Life, Love and Death
November 2, 2010
Deborah Tornillo’s book, 36 Days Apart: A memoir of a daughter, her parents and the Beast named – Alzheimer’s: A story of Life, Love and Death, is available at Amazon.com.
Keep Thinking of Your Loved One Through Holidays
November 1, 2010
As the weather turns, many of us dread the thought of the upcoming holidays. Perhaps it marks another year without our dearly missed loved one. It forces social gatherings upon us and maybe even uncomfortable discussions regarding our lost loved ones. This year, my Dad’s birthday actually falls on Thanksgiving. I lost him to cancer in 2008 and my Thanksgivings haven’t been the same since. I realized this last year that I have to accept they are not going to be the same. It was time for me to let go of my expectation that my Dad will be there […]
Channeling My Mother’s Guidance
October 29, 2010
My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was five but her infectious enthusiasm allowed those around her to forget she was sick. She dropped everything for me and constantly told me not to worry. She accepted her breast cancer and brushed it off so I did the same. Eventually, in the last few years of her life, she did start to look a little different but I pushed it so far out of my head that I did not see was right in front of me. A few months before she died, she started to actually look sick. She […]
In My Mother’s Kitchen: An Introduction to the Healing Power of Reminiscence
October 28, 2010
Robin Edgar’s book, In My Mother’s Kitchen: An Introduction to the Healing Power of Reminiscence, illustrates how to recall and record memories of your loved ones in order to develop rituals that celebrate the times you had with them. This inexpensive paperback is available at amazon.com.
Your Legacy of Love
October 26, 2010
Gemini Adams’ book, Your Legacy of Love: Realize the Gift in Goodbye, is available at amazon.com.
Mothering Mother: A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir
October 26, 2010
Carol O’Dell’s book, Mothering Mother: A Daughter’s Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir, is available at amazon.com.
Dr Susan Berger: The Death of My Parents
October 14, 2010
Dr. Susan Berger lost both parents, and she went on to find hope. https://media.blubrry.com/open_to_hope_1/audio.opentohope.com/2010/10/OTH_Susan-A.-Berger_09_20_2010.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
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One October Day
September 16, 2010
Remember on that October day? You were very determined To have it your way. Even though you cared You didn’t want me there. Daddy, I needed to be near. Remember on that October day? I wanted to have it my way. Determined to stay. You knew that I was scared More than my heart could bare. But, Daddy – I cared. If I could have changed that day I would have had it my way Daddy, you would have stayed. Deborah Ann Tornillo Copyright© 2010 http://www.deborahtornillo.com
