Grief
October 1, 2013
Imagine for a moment that you are a professional strike artist. A master of the body shot, and a prolific producer of the “right hook”. You’re […]
September 25, 2013
August 7, 2013
I have been in spring-cleaning mode all the way through summer. After my mom died four years ago, our family kept our house like a museum. […]
July 31, 2013
I began my career with O’Connor Mortuary at precisely the right time. My boss, Neil O’Connor, is an idea man and to my benefit, one of […]
July 17, 2013
“Man Up”: Re-Defining How Men Grieve There is a scene in a movie I wish to describe. Two men are walking on a baseball diamond towards […]
May 22, 2013
“Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.” – The Wonder Years […]
May 15, 2013
On Tuesday morning all I knew was that I was setting up an O’Connor table at the Heartland Hospice event that we were co-hosting. I got […]
May 9, 2013
Mother’s Day. Perhaps at one time, maybe just last year, this was a day full of flowers, hugs, laughter & good food. It’s astonishing what a […]
April 18, 2013
“You Killed Lilly!”: Losing a Childhood Pet It was the summer of 1979 about 5:30 in the afternoon, that warm time of day when all the […]