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
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
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
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
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
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
