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Once upon a time, I lived a life where Memorial Day weekend marked the beginning of summer, with backyard barbecues and three days off from work and school.
I was always touched by the parade and cemetery services in that small town.
But I’ll admit the holiday fun only actually began after that “depressing part” was over.
I remembered what Memorial Day was all about, but I didn’t know.
This year I know.
Read the rest at Time.com here:
I’m so grateful to Mark Thompson and the editors at Time.com that let me share their space in the year following the suicide of my husband, CPT Michael McCaddon, MD. You can read my blog posts for Time.com here.
As the news about Robin Williams was breaking, I took my broken heart to the page. Somehow, before I even knew what was happening, it was live in on Time.Com and later published in the print tribute put out by Time. It is an honor to see my beloved Mike immortalized on the page next to one of our shared heroes. Read the online version here.
Two pieces in Spring 2018 Volume here.
We would not have survived the early days of our grief without all the support we received from the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS). You can find a piece I wrote for their nationally distributed magazine here.
