Still learning from Benny’s barking
Benny’s barking still has the power to shatter my sense of stability… when that sense is particularly shaky! One of Benny’s favorite times to bark is when I’m on the […]
Tag Archives: denial
A few more thoughts on truth and illusion
I dreamed the other night that I was telling Mom about this blog. She said she hadn’t read it, but wasn’t worried about it. I think I felt a little […]
Chronic illness: acceptance, denial and the reality we make
Mama was diagnosed with Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) in the late 1990s, right around her fiftieth birthday. She had a big birthday bash planned at The Palm. She had bought […]
The beginning of burning out
As I mentioned in, Our Story, this blog is not just about mourning the loss of my mom and getting used to living with her (very bad, but very precious) […]
Denial and distraction, and barking dogs
I’m not an expert on grief and grieving. I’m not really sure I need to be to be able to offer some insights. As uncharted as this territory was for me […]
The unbearable loudness of Benny
Benny was my dog brother, and now our mom was gone. So, of course, there was no question that he would come and live with me. No question. I’d heard […]
Benny Is Barking 