Episode 71: Robbie’s Mom

To say that losing a child is hard at any time would be a vast understatement, but losing a child while in the midst of a global pandemic adds a whole new level of complication. There are no friends and family surrounding you at a big funeral bringing you piles of...

Remembered

Today marks 29 months since my dear son, Andy, died. Every day of those 29 months, I have remembered him and missed him. Every day going forward until my last day on earth, I will remember him and miss him. As time moves on, other people forget about Andy and those...

Episode 70: Rachel’s Mom

Michelle’s daughter, Rachel, was just 17 years old when she died unexpectedly in a tragic accident. Packed in those 17 years, however, was a lifetime of profound wisdom. From a young age, various people who were exposed to Rachel called her an ‘old...

Episode 69: Jimmy’s Mom

On the home page of Salt Water’s website, findyourharbor.com, there is a quote from Isak Dinesen which reads, ‘The cure for everything is salt water: sweat, tears or the sea.’ It goes on to explain these each in more detail. Sweat represents...

Episode 68: What I Wish I Had Known

As we come to the end of 2020, it is a universal joke that everyone wants this year to be over because of the global coronavirus pandemic. “Bring on 2021,” they say, “when life can return to normal!” For grieving people, however, things will...