Today, families are celebrating their matriarchs in their well deserved glory, and though we may be practicing 'social distancing,' I am confident that many of you will find a way to make your mama feel special and loved, in the way she surely makes you feel with each passing day. I love all holidays, including … Continue reading A Mother’s Day Message
CLICK HERE TO SKIP AHEAD TO THE LETTER On May 3, 2014, I sat in a private waiting room at the Moncton Hospital, face-to-face with a doctor who had been assigned the unfortunate job of telling a 23 year old girl that her mom was not going to make it. As the world around me … Continue reading An Open Letter to the Recipients of My Mom’s Donated Organs
Today marks six years since my mama left this earth. That's six trips around where I haven't mercilessly teased her. Six holiday seasons without the unbeatable aroma of her cooking filling the air. Six years without a night on the couch, where we shared one too many glasses of wine and stayed up late into … Continue reading Lost & Found – Reflecting On Six Years Of Grief
This coming Monday will mark six years since I last spoke to my mama. It was a blue sky Saturday ... a day like any other. I woke up and made breakfast for the two of us (baked eggs in avocados), and after sitting down and eating, we shared a pot of coffee. During that … Continue reading Words Unsaid – Grieving In Retrospect [Six Years Later]
Heather Jane 