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Hi, I’m Courtney. Former cancer mom. Now a bereaved mom. Wife. Amateur cook. Terrible baker. I write about child loss, grief, and love.
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Rivers and Roads
Pat and I officially survived the second holiday season without Mackenzie. While I don’t think many bereaved parents will be surprised about this, but perhaps others will, is that this holiday was infinitely harder than last year’s. It was much quieter, which I know is normal. In the real world, life goes on, every day…
Early Tuesday morning, I went to the doctor for the first time in a looonnngg time, part of my journey to take better care of myself. And when they weighed me, I realized that I have gained 5lbs. It was a struggle to choke that down, but I did, reinforced to myself that I know…
Yesterday I went to the mall, which is not something I have done much since Mackenzie died; that was our place to go look at books, eat treats, and just defrag from life’s realities. As I was getting ready to leave, this mom and her beautiful daughter were exiting a store. The little girl was…
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Rivers and Roads: A journey through grief