My mom is dead. This is the first thought I wake with and the last thought before I sleep. This is the central focus of my day for the past two months. She was healthy in May and gone in November... Read more >>

I’m sitting in my mother’s hospital room and trying not to cry. As she lays there resting, my greatest fear has crept into my thoughts, and I realize how afraid I am of losing her. After... Read more >>

As Grandpa Simpson of The Simpsons will tell you, “Death stalks you at every turn!” And it’s not just through heart disease, cancer, and those other oft-quoted causes. Did you know... Read more >>

Randy Pausch delivered his “Last Public Lecture,” entitled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams,” at CMU on September 18th, 2007. This is the full version of his lecture (76... Read more >>

Julia sits across from me in my office. Her face reflects the strain she has been under for the last several weeks: her mother is dying. She is exhausted. A lifetime of confusion and loneliness in... Read more >>

As we stood in front of the open book one of my spirit guides pointed to a paragraph on the page for me to read. The words on the page were blurry except for the paragraph he was pointing... Read more >>

I could no longer feel the naked, wet newborn in my arms. As this was my first experience of childbirth I wondered why they had not mentioned this would happen during my childbirth preparation... Read more >>

With terms of endearment he stays beside her. Her hand in his he stands before her withered and worn and somewhat melancholy ... life has knocked him down and broken his heart. Tears fall and words... Read more >>

If you can not see your dearest friends very often due to distance, job, or other obstacles. Stop making excuses. Pick up that phone. Or send a letter or e mail. REAL SOON. I am not trying to be... Read more >>

We all know that no one is perfect, but my mom is as close as it gets. When I was young, very young, I can remember being scared or happy or sad. I can remember playing in the yard and running... Read more >>