Keeping It Private
I began substituting six months after Camila died. My first day, I entered the classroom with her memory bracelet on my wrist, which had become a standard…
Singing in the Car with Camila
After Camila died, it took me some time to do certain things. I tossed through the sympathy cards. I wasn’t ready to be comforted, and I wasn’t ready to…
Just Say “Hello”
Sometimes in the circle we talk about ways we are greeted, things people say – and things we wished they’d say. …
Talk To Me
I am always going to miss my daughter. I am always going to be sad that she died. Her loss is permanent. It will not change.…
A Compassionate Friend 