Category Archives: Awareness

Peace.

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

At 4:00 A.M., exactly, the nurse came into my mother’s room, again. I had a barely slept, tossing and turning, listening to Mom. I was dozing when she came in. I was frustrated to be disturbed again. Mom had begun … Continue reading →

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Posted in Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Death, Death of parent, Dying, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world | Tagged comfort, Death, death of a parent, dying, grief, grieving, letting go, Life changes, loss, Norah Jones, Peter Gabriel, Tales from the Motherland, writing | 38 Comments

What Doesn’t Kill You… Just Beats the Shit Out of You.

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

<— The small Christmas tree that I brought to Mom’s room, covered in ornaments that I’ve had forever. Many of them, she bought for me when I had my first tree. More than one person has said to me recently: … Continue reading →

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Posted in Awareness, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Dying, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Writing | Tagged death of a parent, dying, grief, hospice, loss, love, mother's death, mothers, parenting, Tales from the Motherland, writing | 9 Comments

“Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night…”

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

DO NOT GO GENTLE INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Though wise men at their end … Continue reading →

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Posted in Awareness, Beauty, Blog, Daily Observations, Death, Death of parent, Dying, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues | Tagged Death, death of a parent, Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, dying, Dylan Thomas, hospice, Huntington's Disease, letting go, losing your mother, loss, rage, suffering | 11 Comments

Extra! Extra! Passive Aggressive Control Freak Surrenders… and Survives to Celebrate It.

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Dawn Quyle Landau

POW! KAPLOOEY! BAM! Holy transformation Batman; she’s accepting help! What next? Well folks, it was bound to happen. Or, maybe it wasn’t bound to just happen, and I can actually take some credit for working really hard at this and … Continue reading →