My mom died Monday
A month ago my mother felt a pain in her midsection. My dad took her for a CAT scan. The doctors found something that did not look good on her pancreas. A biopsy was scheduled. A week later they...
View ArticleFamily apparition premonition
My dad and I picked up my mom’s ashes from the funeral home yesterday. My dad chose a nice urn, a box patterned with flowers. He put it on a space beneath a painting of the Madonna my mom had painted...
View ArticleBulgarian traditions for the soul after death
I’ve been thinking about funerary customs and the significance of the symbolism involved. The symbolism of the traditional Christian funeral is obvious. The Christian concept of the resurrection is...
View ArticleHope For Life After Death
After my mother died recently, my father had an extraordinary experience. My mother had a strong attachment to family and home. She was a stay-at-home mom for most of her life. Family and home were...
View ArticleSanta Muerte, the Grim Reaper Saint
There is an interesting article in the May 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine, titled “Mexico’s Shocking New Saints”. The article deals with the cult of Santa Muerte, the saint named Holy...
View ArticleA year ago my mother died
My mother died a year ago, at the same time this late August. She had cancer of the pancreas. Which is pretty much a death sentence. She did not realize this until the biopsy, after which the doctor...
View ArticleCancer and Living Between Life and Death
Those who suffer from cancer (along with their families and friends) share camaraderie. There is an aspect of this experience, facing pain and death, which is much like being a war veteran. You don’t...
View ArticleMy Brother Died of Cancer
My brother died of cancer. His kidney cancer spread to his lungs. Then it was discovered he had five tumors in his brain the size of marbles. Finally he was brought into the hospital’s emergency...
View ArticleDeath of a Friend
I had a friend I’ve know for over 14 years, who died recently. He was an old retired guy who lived in the same building I did, and we got to know each other over the years. He had a fairly...
View ArticleMy father died on Christmas day, and his last words
My father died on Christmas day. It seems like dying on or near a holiday is fairly common. He was in hospice and suffered from lung cancer. It was obviously a difficult time for everybody. I have...
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