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Tayler Hamilton

It wouldn't be fair for me not to introduce Tayler. She is such an amazing girl, every time I'm with her, I'm laughing. I met her in high...

Thoughts from my Grandma

My grandparents are serving an LDS church mission in New Zealand and weren't able to go to my dad's funeral. The last time I saw them was...

Normalizing Grief in the Media

Articles to Read: Sheryl Sandberg's Feature in TIME http://time.com/sheryl-sandberg-option-b/ "Getting Grief Right" in the New York Times...

Isaac Solaita

My dad's name was Joe. My dad was honestly your typical Polynesian. He was super funny, super goofy. He had just a heart of gold like all...

Hardly Working

I found this picture and I don't think I've seen any diagram more accurate. It makes more sense than anything I learned in calculus....

Sarah Coles

I met Sarah in one of my peace building classes. We ended up teaching a seminar together and bonded over the loss of our fathers. The...

Isabel Otaniez-Ortiz

Quick intro: Isabel was my last roommate before I got married. Though I never saw her actually do homework, she is one of the smartest...

Death Valley

We struggled during the week of my dad's death to remember what his wishes were. Did he want to be buried or cremated? Then one evening,...

Phone Calls & Dreams

Some of these posts are basically my way of journalling. It's becoming part of my coping mechanisms with grief. So today was my birthday....

The Picture I'll Never Send

Here's one of my new favorite pictures of Johnny. I actually had it printed and began to write a note to my dad on the back of it to send...