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The Sun Finally Sets for Big Red
My mother was a badass. Not in a Xena Warrior Princess kind of way, but a warrior nonetheless. She was 5’ 2” but her nickname was “Big...

Laura B. Stearns
Apr 10, 20215 min read
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The Death Rattle
There is a sound reverberating through the house tonight. It’s the sound of my mother’s labored last breaths. She will soon find her way...

Laura B. Stearns
Apr 2, 20215 min read
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TWO OF HEARTS
“Do you know where mom’s teeth are?” my brother asked from the other end of the phone line. “No,” I replied, “She had taken them out...

Laura B. Stearns
Oct 5, 20206 min read
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The Alzheimer's Handbook
If I had to create a handbook for dealing with Alzheimer's, it would be two words long: Expect anything. Every day is an adventure. Oh...

Laura B. Stearns
Sep 5, 20204 min read
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THE NAMES OF FLOWERS
Heartbreak can look like many things. An ice-cream cone upside down on a sidewalk, the plaintive wail of a mother in mourning, a goose...

Laura B. Stearns
Jun 27, 20205 min read
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