It’s a conversation that you can’t miss overhearing. This is in part because the stout lady in the office cubicle next door has a habit of speaking loudly, but also because it is the kind of talk that leaves you all prickly feeling. From the one side of the telephone exchange, it seemed as though …
Tag: Death
A Card to Sign in the Office
Another occasion of sorts? Another card to sign. It is something that the social committee always does. On our staff, I think the secretary is now the sole committee member thanks to COVD-19. After all, aside from sending out cards and flowers, there’s not much else going on these days. Not like the way things …
Going Home
“Good news! You’ve improved enough that we’ll be able to release you later today.”. Those sweet, sweet words are the very words you and your family hoped and prayed to hear, but worried might never come to fruition. Your double vaccinations have done their job. It’s the best news you’ve heard since testing positive for …
Missing You on Father’s Day
How can I celebrate when you are not here? How will I get through this 'special' calendar day? Others are laughing and smiling whilst spending the day together, Meanwhile, you and I are apart, and it just isn't right. I look at our pictures and I think of your face, My memory of it, …
Know thy Neighbour?
I pass by her place almost every day. I can tell that something hasn't been right for awhile now. Both my husband and I have commented so. Being that we don't know her personally, it's been difficult to guess exactly what has happened, but we don't see her red truck anymore and her black dog …
Rosie and Lilly’s Story
Rosie started pedalling first and Lilly soon caught up. Their silver-tasseled handlebars twinkled in the sunlight, as they gained speed down the tree-lined lane. The pair were off to their best friend's house, one block over. It was Jeannie's tenth birthday party. They had been looking forward to it all week. It was going …
Joe’s Story
The sunshine peeked in through the curtain, as Joe fleetingly opened his eyes. He sensed that it was still the early morning, so he glanced over to see if Maria was asleep, but the covers were folded over. It wasn't unusual for her to be up before him, so he lie awake for a while …
Farewell Dad
I know your strength is fading, I wish it wasn't so, I wish we had more time, Before you have to go. The road hasn't always been easy, Life has had its ups and downs, But one thing has never changed, And that is that you are my dad. I'm trying to find …
Small Kindnesses DO Matter
She may not have been Famous, but she was well-educated and very well-loved throughout her short life. When asked, in her dying days, what was the one thing that she wished she had done differently, she bravely admitted that she wished that she had been kinder to people along the way. I thought that was …
Death is Real, Even on Mother’s Day
At the Core of it, death is a funny thing....not literally obviously, but it is one of those controversial topics with respect to what happens leading up to, during and after the passing of an individual. Religion aside, it is hard to argue that the subject of death can leave one feeling mortal, without control and often …
Jibber Jabber with Sue 