Daniel Greene

Tag: family

  • Introducing Callie

    After my mom died, we adopted her kitty, Callie. I had not wanted to promise my mother we would adopt her, because I feared how our dogs and a cat would get along, but after she died I decided to do it. Callie is a Maine coon. Very affectionate and gentle! So far, she is…

  • Haiku of a bereaved son at the end of shiva

    Mirrors uncovered I see the pain in my face Yet I see her too

  • Saying my mom died actually helps

    Calling Social Security and my mom’s bank is actually therapeutic, in that I get to make it real that my mom died, which just feels so unreal.

  • Mom saved my childhood gift

    Had my first good cry since my mom died. In the bottom of her handbag, I found a brand new white coin purse with plenty of coins in it, but I also found this old leather coin purse I made for my mom when I was seven years old. It had only two coins in…

  • Things I never thought I’d say about death

    I’ve said a couple of things about death this week I never thought I’d hear come out of my mouth. The day before my mom died alone in her apartment (sad news, I know), I tried talking her into signing a DNR so she could go into hospice. She said she wanted them to do…