Dear Jake, Happy 26th Birthday, my beautiful brother. It sounds so cliche, but it is so hard to believe that this is your 5th birthday where our hearts weigh so heavy in our chest it feels like there's no room for the air in our lungs. The 5th birthday where we celebrate you and grieve … Continue reading 26
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2 years
How can two years feel like an eternity and 10 minutes all at once? We added numbers and figures to time thousands of years ago to orient ourselves in the space we occupy. Why then, does time feel like the most disorienting thing in my world. Why then, does time feel like a trap I … Continue reading 2 years
A Year of Love and Loss
Dear Jake, Today is a hard day to describe, but then again, I bet you know that. It feels like both 9 minutes and 9 years since my heart has had the privilege of beating in sync with yours. The overwhelming wave of trauma, grief, and sadness that usually laps at my feet, ebbing and … Continue reading A Year of Love and Loss
With Jake's Heart 