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Chapter 6: Hmm…That’s Odd October 2022 I suggested to dad that for this school year, perhaps he could bring mom by on Wednesday afternoons on his way to the gym. Wednesday is the one day of the week we do not have…activities. The kids are usually back from school by the time mom arrives so…

Chapter 5: Reality Starts to Hit August 30, 2025 Today was a very weird day. This afternoon – Dad, my cousin, and the rest of my family took in a virtual reality exhibition which meant I had some time to myself to help dad start clearing out mom’s clothes from the house. That was harder…

Chapter 4: Justification and Denial August 2022 I have started to consult Dr. Google. Dad said he has already done a lot of research. I suppose I should get to the bottom of whatever he thinks is happening. Which is probably nothing. I mean, at age 73, mom is hardly considered “old” by today’s standards…

Chapter 3: The Day After The Worst Day Ever August 29, 2025 It has been a pretty crazy 36 hours when I think of how much we’ve ploughed through so far. Early yesterday morning, we sent out a massive email notice to as many people as we could think of between mom, dad, and my/my…

Chapter 2: The Talk That Changed Everything One Sunday in July 2022 We have hosted my parents for Sunday dinner ever since my husband and I got engaged in 2009. It’s among my favourite of all of our family traditions. Tonight though, something wasn’t quite right. After dinner, when my mom was helping the kids…

Chapter 1: We Begin at the End August 28, 2025: 6:00am Mom is dead. I am saying the words in my head repeatedly to try and have this reality sink in. It’s not working. I’m not sure I fully understand what’s happening. I feel like I’m on auto-pilot – I need to move into project…