TWM – 17. Grief 3
This post [Grief 3] may feel a bit like Rach 3, that difficult and challenging piano concerto by Sergei Rachmaninov, at first compelling, but then
2019-08-21
Travels with Myself
A Journal of Discovery and Transition
Doug Jordan, Author
TWM – 16. Marlene’s Grief
Was Marlene shocked at the confirmation of her cancer? Did she go through the classic stages of grief in her journey with cancer? Did I? Not
2019-08-21
TWM – 15. About Grief
Maybe the ancients had it right, grief is one continuous blur with no clear steps or stages, and no certain period, only a gradual diminishing of pain.
2019-08-17
TWM – 14. Fallout
One of our long-time friends had observed at the time Marlene’s mother had died from esophageal cancer, ‘there’s always a casualty with cancer’; even if
2019-08-11
TWM – 13. The Funeral, Part 2
I decided that I should let a few weeks pass between the day of Marlene’s death and her funeral. Since she was being cremated this
2019-08-05
TWM – 12. The Funeral
A funeral may be one of the most striking symbols of the human condition. Every tribe in human history is marked for its cultural attention
2019-08-04
