Emily Ishbia

Yup, that is a picture of me and my mom.  Way back when at my house in Naperville, Illinois.  I was probably around 10. Now back to this blog.... Why am I making this so complicated?  God it sounded so simple.... I wanted to do something special each year in memory of my mother.  But I wanted it to be as special as she was.  Something so amazing.  So the whole world would know exactly what it lost when she died.  Maybe a walk in her name with millions of people, or a school n

This Saturday will mark 15 years since I lost my mom to her battle with breast cancer. I write this to share that we are not as alone as we

My friend (who is also a parent like me) was telling me how her widowed mom has a boyfriend. I too have experienced a parent dating and getting remarried after my mom lost her battle to cancer. Sadly I am at an age where I have more and more friends that have lost a parent to illness. I have had this exact conversation more times than I wish. As with all my posts, I feel it is important to talk about this. To tell people you and your family are not unique to this situatio

What is a "soul?" That word made no sense to me for the first 22 years of my life. What changed and why? Read more to find out.

coping with the loss of my mother to cancer