Clothes Sniffing and Other Stages of Grief

It’s been about 6 weeks since my wife, Susan, passed away, and although I realize that everyone’s experience of grief … More

Beautiful and Awful, Tender and Terrible

After a great deal of consideration, I’ve decided to write about the last days of Susan’s life. If you would … More

Probably the most helpful thing I’ve done in the past few weeks was invite the people who love Susan to … More

We have received lots of messages for Susan, all of them loving and lovely, but I hadn’t exactly considered what … More

This has been a month of, well, difficult conversations. It was kicked off with a little chat in the Hospital … More

Susan’s parents and sister have all arrived safely back in California after three weeks here, much of that time spent … More

Well, shit. (You know a cancer blog post that begins with ‘Well, shit’ is probably not going to bring a … More

We have been overjoyed with The Return of Susan around these parts. She’s eating soft solid food, she’s laughing and … More

I went to the hospital this morning thinking I would be bringing Susan home. When I got there she was … More

My mind is staggering between hope and despair, teetering and tottering and reeling about like a child spun on a … More