List: Facing My Grief | Curated by Mary DeVries

Oct 31, 2024
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Facing My Grief
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Pink Hair & Pronouns
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Mary DeVries
Facing Death Together As a Family When You Disagree on PoliticsRBG, my Trump loving brother, and my trans daughter
Oct 22, 2024
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Oct 22, 2024
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Growing Grief
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Mary DeVries
Big Brothers Leave Big Holes BehindBrothers aren’t supposed to die in the prime of life
Jan 7, 2022
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Jan 7, 2022
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Growing Grief
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Mary DeVries
Gathering At My Brother’s DeathbedBeing present at the end of a life is painful but a gift.
Nov 9, 2020
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Nov 9, 2020
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Growing Grief
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Mary DeVries
A Tale of Two Hospices Deaths at HomeI was there when my dad died and later when my brother died
Nov 23, 2020
Nov 23, 2020
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Growing Grief
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Mary DeVries
The Equations of Grief: How Much is Reasonable and Who Deserves to Grieve?You don’t have to be close to someone for their death to hit you hard. Grief is cumulative.
Jan 10, 2021
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Jan 10, 2021
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Growing Grief
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Mary DeVries
Go Ahead and Yell at God Whether You Believe in a Higher Power or NotRailing at the heavens is cathartic
Jul 19, 2021
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Jul 19, 2021
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Growing Grief
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Mary DeVries
Reflections on My Dad’s DeathThe years pass but the memories linger.
Nov 30, 2020
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Nov 30, 2020
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Growing Grief
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Mary DeVries
I Write Because My Brother DiedThanks, Tim, for the inspiration
Mar 31, 2021
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Mar 31, 2021
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The Personal Essayist
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Mary DeVries
Refrigerator Repair 101: Don’t Try This at Home.The last project my dying Dad and I tackled together was refrigerator repair.
Oct 28, 2020
Oct 28, 2020