PinnedInHuman PartsbyCarrie Thompson·Dec 15, 2020Ashes, Ashes, EverywhereOn losing, and finding, my sonA response icon13A response icon13
InHuman PartsbyCarrie Thompson·Aug 2, 2022Losing His Necklace Feels Like Losing My Son All Over AgainI lost my son to suicide. Now I’ve lost the necklace I got to remember him.A response icon10A response icon10
InThe MemoiristbyCarrie Thompson·Jul 31, 2022I Bought a $300 Plane Ticket for A CatOur cats are a drain on our finances, but I love them anyway.A response icon6A response icon6
InILLUMINATIONbyCarrie Thompson·Apr 15, 2021My Friend Helped Me Survive the Death of My Son; Then She Died Too“After someone dies” doesn’t mean “completely absent from your life.”A response icon26A response icon26
Carrie Thompson·Nov 29, 2020The Futility — and Hope — of Magical ThinkingCanceling the holidays is an act of hope, not fear.A response icon1A response icon1
Carrie Thompson·Sep 20, 2020Leave the House; Keep the MemoriesDo houses remember us after we move out of them?A response icon5A response icon5
Carrie Thompson·May 2, 2020Don’t Remember How They Died; Remember How They LivedWhen someone dies, we must never forget that there is more to their story than the manner of their death. I forgot that. But I remember…A response icon7A response icon7
Carrie Thompson·Apr 23, 2020We’re All Sailors on the Sea of GriefGrief is a natural reaction that we all experience. It is not a competition.A response icon1A response icon1
Carrie Thompson·Mar 20, 2020I Lost My Son; I Wanted My GrandmotherMy grandmother had a special relationship with my Ben… In the deepest well of grief, they are there togetherA response icon3A response icon3
InHuman PartsbyCarrie Thompson·Jan 1, 2020My Son Died by Suicide, and I Don’t Know WhyDon’t focus on ‘why.’ Focus on why he didn’t ask for help.A response icon60A response icon60
