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Feelings are a complicated thing. You feel them. And avoid them at the same time. Claim to be numb. But sometimes cry your eyes out. Pil...

I went to the cemetery. It’s Rosh Chodesh Nissan. We’re not supposed to go during Nissan. We don’t get to go on the final day of shloshim. ...

The Jewish mourning process is supposedly set up to help people mourn in stages. Five stages from what I've read in all those miserable...

Dear Ma,  What can I say to the woman who brought me into this  world.   You waited for so many years. So much pain and heartache.  You...

Not sure why I still let you get to me. Why do you have such control over my emotions. I try to separate myself. Be independent. Make my ow...

They came to get me that Friday evening. Transport that is. Two women wearing nets on their heads, chatting the whole time about their live...

Have not been able to write in a long time. It has been many challenging months. Seems to be very difficult to get a break.  Eight surg...