Tag Archives: death
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Open Love Letter to My Forever Friend (2018 Edition)
Leave a commentAugust 24, 2018 by Melanie L.
Dear Ali, It’s our birthday month, August, again. I used to send you a birthday card every year with a …
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Open Love Letter to My Forever Friend (2016 Edition)
Leave a commentAugust 24, 2016 by Melanie L.
Dear Ali, It’s our birthday month, August, again; the fifth since you’ve been gone. I used to send you a birthday …
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Open Love Letter to My Forever Friend (2015 Edition)
16August 24, 2015 by Melanie L.
Dear Ali, It’s our birthday month, August, again; the fourth since you’ve been gone. I used to send you a birthday …
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1939: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Arrogance
26November 12, 2014 by Melanie L.
My father-in-law sent for us. “Education” and “opportunity,” he baited. My wife, mother of three, added “prosperity” and “please.” But, …
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When Cancer Whispers Down the Lane
18July 8, 2014 by Melanie L.
“Are you sitting down?” Four little words each one of which is innocent enough to be found in children’s beginner …
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Saying Goodbye
27June 23, 2014 by Melanie L.
At age thirteen, I stood with my mother at the back of a packed funeral home to say goodbye to a plump-cheeked …
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Doorbell
13June 23, 2014 by Melanie L.
I knelt bedside and clasped her hand. “Please visit me,” I croaked unacknowledged. Cancer tethered her promise within. Months later, my …
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A Life Unfinished
29June 11, 2014 by Melanie L.
Are you afraid to die? I wondered ever since I learned of Ali’s diagnosis. This particular visit to her hospital room …
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OPEN LOVE LETTER TO MY FOREVER FRIEND
8August 24, 2013 by Melanie L.
Dear Ali, *** “Happy Birthday, Girlfriend! Best wishes for a great year ahead! Love, Mel” *** That’s what my birthday …
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My Own Champion 