Tag Archives: death

One Post at a Time: Pledge-A-Post

What Happened Then Why is it so terribly hard for me (and others) to be more public about suicide? One year ago today I wrote about my Dad’s death for the first time on my blog and clicking the “publish” button made … Continue reading

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Take a Minute

When the LOML and I travelled to New York City last month, we went to St. Paul’s Chapel at Ground Zero. As I walked through the displays honoring the recovery effort after September 11th, I cried and cried and cried. I didn’t know … Continue reading

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The Club No One Wants to Join

I drafted this post dozens of times in my mind as I went for my morning run. I thought about it as I showered in the mornings. I debated about whether to write it at all. Obviously, I wrote it and put it here in … Continue reading

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It’s Not Brain Surgery -Oh, Wait -It Is

I threw out my last TTAAL post with the full intention of giving you the answer post on Wednesday of last week. That was the plan. You could be saying, “Oh, Eileen. What’s the big deal? Just put up the … Continue reading

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