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Tonight I finished reading "My Dark Vanessa" by Kate Elizabeth Russell. It took me two days to read the novel. It was impossible to put down and also brutally painful to read. I don't want to give a book review here. Instead, I want to talk about how this book made me feel. A few… Continue reading My Truth (A part of it, anyway)
2 Years. 2 Years ago, everything changed. 2 Years ago, my world shifted on its axis, blasted out of orbit by the death of my father. We knew it was coming. All the signs were there. Mentally, I think he'd been kinda gone for a few weeks. Possibly since the hospital trip in February (2… Continue reading Happy Birth Death Day, Dad!
Sometimes I live in a weird place of denial, a place where my granddaughter's autism is "high-functioning" and not a problem at all. I tell myself that it's not a problem that I have had another human, sometimes two or three humans and several pets, physically touching me all day and I will be fine… Continue reading What is Autism? A Caregiver’s Perspective
Last night, my family held a candlelight vigil in honor of my uncle Daniel Webster, who passed away five days ago. I did not attend because I could not mentally take it yesterday. Instead, I started writing about him and I want to share some memories here. Thinking about Uncle Daniel last night prompted me… Continue reading RIP Uncle Daniel
Cathy Marie Bown 