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4th Day of Fourth Grade

By: Bryna Talamantez August 8, 2019August 8, 2019

UncategorizedAnger, child grief, death, Emotions, family, father, grief, memories, Mental Health, Mother, sad, sadness2 Comments

In August 2000, I went back to school on August 4th. It was a Thursday and my dad had been in the hospital for almost 10 months straight. At this point, he had suffered from two heart attacks and multiple organs had started to fail. My mom and I were guessing his time left on…

The Keepsakes

By: Bryna Talamantez July 21, 2019

UncategorizedAdolescent grief, child grief, Emotions, family, grief, keepsake, memories, Mental Health, sad, treasureLeave a Comment

Throughout our relationships with people, we hold onto little things. A movie stub from seeing a movie you both loved, pictures, or a special birthday card are just some of the small keepsakes we hold onto. When our loved one dies, we tend to put these items all in one place and tuck it away. Our…

Halfway Through the Year

By: Bryna Talamantez July 7, 2019July 7, 2019

Uncategorizedchild grief, goal, goals, grief, home, Life, Mental Health, Stress, WorkLeave a Comment

On Monday we reached our honorary halfway through the year mark. On July 1 each year I tend to evaluate where I am in that year’s word and make an evaluation of what needs to happen the last six months of the year to reach my goals. It is a tradition at the start of…

More Birthdays

By: Bryna Talamantez March 3, 2019March 3, 2019

Uncategorizedbirthday, child grief, death, family, grief, Loss, sad, teenLeave a Comment

I celebrated my 28th birthday last Sunday. It was an amazing day and weekend full of family, friends, and food…tons of food. I got to talk to family members that live far away and surround myself with as much love as possible. But, for as amazing as this day was, there were people missing. I…

New Year Words

By: Bryna Talamantez December 31, 2018

UncategorizedAdolescent grief, Build, child grief, College grief, family, goal, goals, grief, Happy New Year, new year, resolutionsLeave a Comment

It’s that time of year again when everyone is making their resolutions for the new year. “I’m going to work out more.” “I’m going to eat healthy.” “I’m going to see my kids more.” Each year, we make these promises to ourselves and by March we have either forgotten them or given up on them.…