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by Jessica Thomas February 2, 2020 1

Grief

Renovations

The kids and I are camping in our house: it’s getting a facelift. Thankfully, our bedrooms are in tact, butContinue Reading

by Jessica Thomas January 26, 2020 0

Who Sticks Around

Jeff’s two best friends arranged a surprise girls’ trip for their wives and me. Last weekend, we got on aContinue Reading

by Jessica Thomas January 12, 2020 0

Cancer Death Religion

Things you are not supposed to say

I missed the Facebook trend. Although I originally had a Facebook account in 2004, I deleted it when I becameContinue Reading

by Jessica Thomas January 5, 2020 2

Death Kids Memories Stories

Pictures

The day of Jeff’s funeral, a family friend offered to take pictures. I thought of hiring a professional photographer, butContinue Reading

by Jessica Thomas December 29, 2019 1

Happiness Suffering

Time

The day that Jeff found out he was going to die — really die, and soon — it was mid-October.Continue Reading

by Jessica Thomas December 22, 2019 0

Death Happiness Kids Religion

Dumbledore and Christmas

He finally did it: Jake finished “reading” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. And he was just as proud ofContinue Reading

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When my 35-year-old husband was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in April 2018, our lives – and the lives of our two children – took a sharp turn. And even though he died, I still have hope that we will see each other again. This is how the kids and I are making sense of it… in the meantime.

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