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Crossing the Threshold: The Last Year With My Mother, and the First Without Her
There are years that pass quietly, slipping into memory without much ceremony. Then there are years that divide a life into before and after. This past year was one of those, my mother’s last year on earth, and the year I learned what it means to carry grief into a new beginning. As the calendar…
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Walking Beside My Mother: Life as a Full-Time Caregiver
When I first stepped into the role of being my mother’s full-time caregiver, I thought I understood what it meant. What I didn’t realize was how this journey would reshape my life my routines, my relationships, and even my sense of self. I didn’t choose this role, it chose me. Becoming my mother’s full-time caregiver…
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Letting Go: A Son’s Journey Through Guilt and Grace
💔 There are moments in life when words fail, and silence speaks louder than anything we could say. Watching my mother slip away into God’s embrace was one of those moments. I thought I would feel peace knowing she was no longer in pain, but instead, guilt wrapped itself around me. My mother lay there,…
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ASon’s Love, Loss, and the Final Goodbye
Sometimes there are events in life that etch themselves into the soul. Quiet, powerful moments that change us forever. For me, one of those moments came as I sat beside my mother, holding her hand, watching her take her final breath.I was her 24-hour caregiver. Not by profession, but by love. The Role I Never…
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When the Caregiving Ends: Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
Grief is not simple. When you’ve spent months or years, as I have as a caregiver pouring your energy, and love into someone else’s well-being the loss hits differently It’s more complicated. It’s not just the absence of a person. It’s the sudden silence after a journey of routines, responsibilities, accomplishments and setbacks. It’s the…
The grieving caregiver 