The last time I saw my mom... Coming to terms with death... I don't think I'll ever be able to come to terms with my sister, Lori's death. It was sudden. It was unexpected and it was horrific. If I could turn around time, I would in a heart beat....
My Dad’s Story By Emily Haggman
Our dad's passing played out just like a movie that he wrote and directed himself. My dad was living in Florida with my sisters. He had been in the hospital since September and on Friday, November 13th, at 3 a.m., we got a call from my sister Bella. He was starting to fail and...
A Tat U?
I love tattoos. When I saw my first tattoo as a kid, I was frightened. “What is that?” I asked my mom. But it was always in front of the person and my mother would shush me to stop talking. As I got older in my teens, twenties and thirties,...
Why Are We Buried Separately?
I was driving to work taking a different route. Kristie Galvani told me that taking the Southern Parkway to Wellwood Avenue was much faster than taking the Long Island Expressway, so I decided to give it a try. I got off at Wellwood and I passed a slew of cemeteries....