When Wonder Woman Loses Her Cape

According to the natural order of things, children should bury their parents. They are older, so logically they should die first. But the heart doesn’t speak logic; and is deaf to what’s natural. So, when a parent seems to suddenly transition from being the person on whom you’ve always leaned and depended upon — to being the person (another person) who is now dependent on you – your world shifts – and you are thrown completely off balance.

The Beethoven of Grief

I never skipped a grade or played up on a sports team.  I didn’t have a little sister or brother to guide through the milestones in life. I wasn’t the first […]

Dad.

  Mario Lanclos Jr., a dear friend, would write and send his thoughts to me during the beginning of his grieving process after his father recently passed.  I was so […]

The Beethoven of Grief

I never skipped a grade or played up on a sports team.  I didn’t have a little sister or brother to guide through the milestones in life. I wasn’t the first […]