by Eleanor Haleyhttps://whatsyourgrief.com My mother's death anniversary was this past week, October 23rd to be exact. As soon as the fall weather hit, I could feel it approaching. I will forever associate the colorful leaves, cool breeze, and crisp air of Autumn with the helplessness I felt seven years ago knowing my mother could slip from life at any moment. This year, as with past years, I spent time thinking about how I would cope with the day, I even...
by Hava How do you plan a wedding without your parents? That is one of the toughest questions I've had to face when planning our wedding. My mother died of breast cancer a decade ago, and my father died of a brain tumor last year. I knew that I wanted to honor them in some way, and the only way to do that was to integrate them into the wedding: the ceremony, in speeches, and in my mother's wedding dress....
