organ donation

Time Marches On, How Rude

Oct 18, 2025

Life as a Young Widow, Tom Stories, Year 3

death, grief, grieving, healing, life, loss, love, organ donation, widow, widowhood, young widow

I watched one yellow leaf slowly fall from a tree as a slight breeze ruffled, and I was hit by a huge wave of missing Tom. I wished we could be out hand-in-hand on a fall walk together. Doing nothing really, but doing it together. This desire flares to just go back to normal life before…

Apr 7, 2024

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death, loss, organ donation, tissue donation, young widow

April 7th is green shirt day, a day to talk about organ donation. Well I unfortunately have much more experience with organ and tissue donation now. I remember quite clearly the conversation where the ICU doctor told me Tom’s brain was never going to recover. We had still been holding onto a sliver of hope…

Grief Math

Feb 4, 2024

Grief Advice, Life as a Young Widow

death, grief, grieving, organ donation, widow, widowhood, young widow

When did he die? How long were you married? Did you have any children? I listened to a podcast that talked about the math of suffering. It resonated with me and offered a label to something I’ve struggled with – are people trying to quantify my grief? (The podcast also referenced Star Trek which made…