Tag Archives: death

Birthday Pain

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Lin Ennis

This birthday is a bit sad for me. It’s my first birthday without a mom. While my own mother died a month before my birthday last year, organizing her funeral, getting the family together, traveling to Texas and bringing home … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Mother

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Lin Ennis

It hasn’t been a year since you moved on, but the annual celebration of you and who you were has come and gone. I thought about you the entire week of your birthday. I was too busy to blog you … Continue reading →

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Incorrect Sentiment

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Lin Ennis

When someone close to you dies, there are no right words, no correct ways to feel or express yourself; but in no case is that more apparent than when the deceased is a parent, more particularly a mother. I haven’t … Continue reading →

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When Mom Dies

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Lin Ennis

Thirty-five days ago, I received a call from my younger brother that our mother had been taken to the hospital for something akin to acting strangely in her apartment building with common, shared hallways. A minor bladder infection was identified … Continue reading →

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