on the passing of a friend, 2019
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September 1, 2019
I lost my best friend two mornings ago...
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LANCE GALLUP
grief journal – why?
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October 2, 2019
I’ve decided to try to keep a very loose day-by-day “grief journal” of my loss. One of the things I immediately did when Jackson passed was to look for some...
Read MoreSeptember 5: Day Seven
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September 5, 2019
Not over it yet. I don’t know what the trigger was this morning - I had to put the trash out by the curb and Jackson’s old filthy plastic dish...
Read MoreSeptember 4: Day Six
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September 4, 2019
More quiet tears this morning as I reply to (probably) the last of the condolence messages on FB, messenger and email. It’s so quiet in the house now...
Read MoreSeptember 3: Day Five
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September 3, 2019
Yesterday morning wasn’t as bad. I cried when reading some of the FB comments (that are stillcoming, even if at a trickle) but it wasn’t a convulsive sobbing attack like Sunday....
Read MoreSeptember 2: Day Four
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September 2, 2019
Awake early again but slept better than the last couple of nights. More (quieter) tears this morning - I tried to avoid reading the new FB comments on yesterday’s post...
Read MoreSeptember 1: Day Three
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September 1, 2019
It’s September. I wish I could turn back the pages of the calendar, even just a few days...
Read MoreAugust 31: Day Two
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August 31, 2019
I managed a little sleep. Really, I wish I could just stay asleep - it doesn’t hurt there. An empty day stretching out ahead of me. What do I...
Read MoreAugust 30: Day One
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August 30, 2019
Jackson is gone. He was awake this morning when T came downstairs but his breathing was labored, deep and slow and he passed just before 8a. T came upstairs and...
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the great equalizer
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August 15, 2019
For most of my life I've been involved in musical creativity - making my own, and trying to be aware of what others are creating as well. Since the advent...
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