‘Life takes turns, so just go with it’
“I’ve faced many challenges, from divorces, to deaths, to you name it. But you just learn to keep your head up and keep going. It’s just life. Don’t let anything knock you down. Life takes turns,...
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‘I’m just trying to enjoy my life, what I have left’
“I love still being alive. There was a moment when I thought I was dead already. I was ready to cross into the light. But then my parents, who died about eight years ago — one...
‘Bad things come in threes so, hopefully, we’re done’
“We’re selling the remains of what our mother and father owned. “My dad died in January 2013 so, of course, I needed to bring my mother home with me. She had MS and wasn’t able to...
‘I have a hole in my heart that will never be filled’
“I was living in New Orleans, and my son had invited me to dinner. He went to the store before going to the bus stop to pick up his uncle. But someone was watching him. They...
Finding good homes for her mother’s treasures
“All of this is from my mother. She and my sister were running buddies, going to garage sales, estate sales and resale shops. I think she wanted to start her own business one day, but she...
Girlfriend dies after battling chronic disease
“I moved here from Massachusetts about six years ago as a mechanical engineer. I met this girl at work and moved in with her. “Somehow, she had a chronic disease that I didn’t know about. She...
After surviving cancer, crash takes husband
“All last summer was spent driving my husband to MD Anderson. He was diagnosed with head and neck cancer, so he had radiation and he suffered terribly. Two weeks after finding out he was cancer free,...
‘I don’t do wedding cakes; I’m scared of bridezillas’
“My husband passed away last year, so my daughter is helping me downsize to an apartment. Making the move was kind of stressful, especially giving up my kitchen and big refrigerator. “I make cakes on the...
