I was 13 years old on December 29, 1981 — the day that my great grandmother Minnie Wise Florian died in Liberty, Kentucky. I was with her when she passed, a few weeks after her 89th birthday. It was a traumatic night. My father was out, playing basketball with some old high school friends, and […]
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Talking about death with my son
Posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized | Also tagged anxiety, Arlo, Charles Maynard, crying, Death, depression, family history, fatherhood, gratitude, Huron River, Minnie Wise Florian, OCD, suicide | 19 Comments