Tag: grief

• My Nanny Pat

  My aunt, Ann Patricia Harvey Tomancik, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, just 28 days after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. After spending all weekend doing lesson plans and prepping for missing school, my husband and I flew to Louisiana early Monday morning for the wake on Monday, the funeral on Tuesday, a quick…

  michardillo

  May 26, 2018

  Essay

  Amite, Belle Chasse, funeral, grief, Louisiana, prayer, rosary, wake

• Learning the “Write” Way

  On September 12, 2015, my father would have been 85 years old. On September 8, it will be four months since he passed away. I miss him. I think of him all the time, just like I think of my mother all the time and it has been eight long years since I lost her.…

  michardillo

  September 6, 2015

  Essay

  anthologies, CoCo Harris, essays, grief, Julia Child, Julie Powell, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, personal narratives, Reflections, Telling Our Stories Press, writer, writing

• À bientôt

  On Thursday, May 14, 2015, I said my final goodbye to my dad or at least my final goodbye in this life. Being a faithful Catholic, however, I truly believe that I will see him again in eternal life, so perhaps Thursday’s goodbye was merely à bientôt. His funeral was beautiful. My brothers and I…

  michardillo

  May 17, 2015

  Essay

  Catholic, death, faith, funeral, grief, Gumbo, Hallmark, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, Mass, Plaquemines Parish, Port Sulphur, Red Beans and Rice, smothered chicken