Grief is a bad moon, a sleeper wave. Its like having an inner combatant, a saboteur who, at the slightest change in the sunlight, or at the first notes of a jingle for a dog food commercial, will flick the memory switch, bringing tears to your eyes. – Meghan ORourke
But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the freshly bereaved end up feeling even more alone. – Meghan ORourke
My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I dont know the exact time of her death, because none of us thought to look at a clock for a while after she stopped breathing. – Meghan ORourke
My whole life, I had been taught to read and study, to seek understanding in knowledge of history, of cultures. – Meghan ORourke
Were adults. Were the ones who should teach the kids whats good to eat. I dont think the government should ever regulate what we eat at home, but were feeding them in school with tax dollars. Quite frankly, if my tax dollars are being spent to feed kids, Id rather feed them better food. – Tom Colicchio