As a counselor I have spent time learning, studying, and helping others understand the stages of grief. And, in my life, I have lost people whom I’ve dearly loved. However, […]...

Over the last four years my life has been divided. Life with my Melina, life prior to a brain tumor, and life without Melina. I hate that. I hate how […]...

Melina, You will always be my reason. You will always be my why. You will always be my beautiful baby. I got up today, I didn’t want too. I walked […]...

A day I will forever hear “there is a mass on your daughter’s brain.” Life, as I know it will never exist the way it did before this day. I […]...

Grief and time. This is a topic of conversation I recently had with one of my closest friends. We talked about how when grief first starts you don’t remember days, […]...

I have been thinking a lot about our Foundation lately. I don’t know if it’s because of Christmas and it’s just that time of reflection, but I see more of […]...

Baby girl. I hate this. I hate all of this. Today is just not right. Today is a day that mommy wants so much to make you proud. But honestly […]...

So recently I was at an event and for the first time I saw this happen. I watched a mom say to her friend “is that her?” and point at […]...

The last few weeks have been hard. I haven’t been 100 percent myself. I’m present. I have been at events. I get through a day. I smile, and laugh. But […]...

So the unexpected part of grief is ridiculous. You don’t know when it will hit you. You don’t know what to expect. You go along your day and get blindsided […]...