Creating space to pause, reflect and share experiences with dying and death

Importance of relationships

Importance of relationships

May we all meet together again

May we all meet together again

Here is to dead family and friends Every year there is more of them. May we all meet together again at the great feast, In the land of eternal youth & beauty

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I miss you as much now as I did back then

I miss you as much now as I did back then

Hey Dad It’s me. It’ll [be] 20 years on Wednesday. I miss you as much now as I did back then. Thank you for your wisdom & love. Now & forever xxxooo

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How I wish you were there

How I wish you were there

Dear Dave, I’m staying with Eleanore for 2 weeks. How I wish you were there, also. We miss you.

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I have 3 to 7 years left

I have 3 to 7 years left

I just found out that I have FTD. This has emphasized that I have 3 to 7 years left as my brain slowly dies. It’s too soon. I have a wonderful family. That gives me comfort.

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We paddled across the lake together in unison

We paddled across the lake together in unison

Caron: I miss you so much. You were my partner in life. We always laughed at the same things. We loved a glass of red wine together. We paddled across the lake in unison. I love you. Sister

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I wish I was you

I wish I was you

… is I wish I was you! So I could be at peace with my family too!

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It was a gift to become your caregiver

It was a gift to become your caregiver

I was so lucky to have my Dad for the sixty-nine years of my life — Dad — It was a gift to become your caregiver over the last year of your life. It gave my heart time to open across the bumpy borders of our life.

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You taught many about connecting

You taught many about connecting

Girlfriend. You’re at home dying and I’m here seeing others’ death perceptions and reflections. You taught many about connecting to others while they’re still here and about the importance of saying and expressing love before dying. I didn’t send those flowers. I won’t be sending those flowers

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Yes, mom, I’ll see you soon

Yes, mom, I’ll see you soon

“See you soon” were my mom’s last words to me. And with that came the realization that at the end of every conversation or visit I need to leave a gracious “closure”. Life is too precious to have your last memory not be one of love &

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Your eyes widened

Your eyes widened

Dad, you lay in a hospice bed, restless, confused at most times, picking things in the air, fighting for breath as your lungs filled up — your eyes widened when your two youngest walked in the room. It took a moment of coughing and rambling – as

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