memories

Review: Coco

By: Bryna Talamantez October 27, 2019October 3, 2019

Uncategorizedday of the dead, dead, family, grief, holidays, honor, marigold, memories, memory, movie, sad, spiritLeave a Comment

This blog post contains spoilers about the movie “Coco”. If you haven’t watched it yet, I would suggest reading this after you have! Covered in Marigolds, bright colors, spirit guides, and family, this film is a great way to educate as well as entertain all ages. This sweet story tells us about Día de Muertos,…

My Grand Baby Grand

By: Bryna Talamantez October 2, 2019

Uncategorizedchild grief, death, Emotions, family, grief, holidays, home, Identity, memories, Mental Health, Mother, music, pianoLeave a Comment

“My mother bought it secondhand from a silent movie star It was out of tune but still I learned to play And with each note we both would smile forgetting who we are And all the pain would simply fly away” Well, my mother did not buy our piano second hand. In fact, it was…

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…