Tag: grief

• The Banana Counter

  I had a moment today. When I was in the Sobey’s in Spruce Grove, I realized, as I stood there in the bakery department, that I hadn’t been there since before my mom died. It was her local grocery store, and the one that she preferred. It was smaller and quieter than the other stores in…

  Corrie

  May 17, 2026

  Blog, Memories, Musings

  bananas, death, family, grief, grieving, healing, life, loss, love, Memories, mental health, mothers and daughters, Writing

• “This may sound weird…”

  That is how I started the conversation with my sister this morning… Chris (my best friend) told me to talk to her – implored me to. After a late night cry with him over the issue, he told me I had no choice but to broach the subject with her. He assured me that if…

  Corrie

  May 1, 2026

  Blog, gratitude, journalling, Memories, Musings

  best friends, communication, family, grief, life, love, Memories, mothers, Mothers & Daughters, mourning, saying goodbye, sisters, Writing

• What is this feeling?

  I was sitting here, late this Saturday evening, rethinking the day I’ve had. My siblings and I all gathered at Mom’s – to collect some stuff, talk about a few things, and eventually meet with my Dad and step-Mom to celebrate my step-Mom’s 70th birthday. All went well. It was a good day. Yesterday, I…

  Corrie

  January 10, 2026

  Blog, Memories

  family, grief, life, love, Memories, mom, mother-daughter, mothers, Writing

• One month…

  I am not usually one to commiserate things like loss. When something is done, it is done and I try to move forward. While I celebrate birthdays and wedding anniversaries, once you’ve past childhood, only major milestones are really celebrated, and at that, only with the smallest of fanfare. We had a small party for…

  Corrie

  December 23, 2025

  Blog, depression, Memories

  death, family, grief, life, loss, love, Memories, mental health, mother-daughter, mothers, Writing

• The day my mother died…

  No, this isn’t the song about The Day the Music Died, although she liked that song & she liked Buddy Holly. She did sport a beehive and had black rimmed cat glasses at one point in time (I’ll get the pictures and share them at a later date), she was in her late seventies, she…

  Corrie

  November 27, 2025

  Blog, depression, gratitude, Memories

  cancer, death, dying, family, gratitude, grief, health, life, love, Memories, mother-daughter, mothers, University of Alberta Hospital, Writing