Esther’s last wish: that her sons see their similarities
Esther had concerns about her boys, one of whom was adopted, the other biological. They were drifting apart and in the wake of her anticipated
End-of-Life
Crystal’s multicolor bandaids celebrate a 4-yr old’s spunk
Crystal is a young woman whose father Edward is slipping into unconsciousness in hospice. When she reveals that her “real” mom” was her dad’s sister,
Phyllis’s radio play about a bear lives on
For many years, Phyllis’s sons could not remember the last time they saw their mother smile. Most of the time she looked pained and miserable.
Alan’s clown nightmare speaks of a deep sibling bond
Alan and Bette are siblings, 15 months apart, living just blocks from Coney Island Amusement Park. A clown nightmare they both experience as small children—
Richard’s standing ovation thanks to Mom’s skirt
The story Dorothy tells is that her son Richard had a beautiful voice. And at age 6 on this particular Sunday, nothing could compel him
Bella dreamed of being a flight attendant
Bella in her last week of life as an inpatient at hospice confides – only to her daughter and in the presence of this memory
Tolya’s death bed memory of his momma needed a refresh
Tolya’s mother, a cancer patient with dementia, undergoes a personality change with much paranoia and cursing. After her death – to refresh Tolya’s memory of
God gives Lety only what she can take
Total images: 10 Lety M’s husband and 28-year old son Junior had already died from Huntington’s Disease. Janet, her 26-year old daughter, was now in
Loretta’s mom learned to love her daughter by loving herself
Total images: 9 After her mom died, Loretta stuck all the original photographs in a drawer. “I would look at the photos,” says Loretta, “and