Phyllis Riess

Cancer-versary

By Jana Riess — October 31, 2013
"Trauma cancer" isn't a real medical diagnosis, but it is certainly an emotional one. It's a reminder of how quickly our lives can change. And the changes are irrevocable as the stuff of nightmares becomes our new, unwelcome waking truth.

Making Space for Grief

By Jana Riess — August 28, 2013
I have the day off work today. I’m celebrating my mom’s birthday. Had she lived, she would have been 72. So today is going to be a time for celebrating my mom by enjoying things we would have done together. I will eat cake. I will go to an art museum. I will read more […]

On Grief

By Jana Riess — March 21, 2013
How can life move forward? How can there still be taxes to pay and sinks to scrub? How dare the crocuses peek out?
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