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A Whisper From Lilly...
There are details about our children that live forever inside a mother’s heart — the way they smile, the sound of their laughter, the names the world gives them, the energy they carry into every room. My daughter Lilly had a light that everyone felt. Her friends adored her, and the affectionate nickname they gave her became part of who she was, a symbol of how loved she was by the people around her. After losing her, even the smallest reminder of her felt like a tap on my he
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Dec 3, 20253 min read
From First Breath to Last....
I Signed Lilly’s Birth Certificate. I Signed Her Death Certificate. Two pieces of paper that mark the beginning and the end of a life...
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Jul 10, 20252 min read
"You Should be Here"
Moiz proposed! Those two words carry so much joy… and so much ache. It’s a moment filled with excitement, laughter, and happy tears—but...
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Jun 18, 20252 min read
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilayhi Raji’oun (إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ)
Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed, to Him we will return. The Quran reminds us of our return to the Divine, and so too does the...
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Feb 5, 20253 min read
Time...
Happy Birthday Lalla... Time doesn't heal anything, it just teaches us how to live with pain. The passage of time may take the edge of...
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Nov 4, 20242 min read
Four Years…
Today marks four years since Lilly passed over, and as I do each year, I am trying to articulate my feelings. People often ask how I feel...
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Jul 11, 20242 min read
Untraveled Paths: The Journey We Dreamed...
2019 Me: "Lilly..." Lilly: "Hmm....." Me: "Let's take a trip" Lilly: "Where" Me: "I want to take you to India" Lilly: "Hell NO!!! ...
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Jun 7, 20244 min read
Lessons Learnt…
These are some of the things I’ve learnt along the way…. Time doesn’t heal - you learn to live with your pain, and your grief becomes...
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Apr 29, 20241 min read
Life: A Grand Play
I see life as a grand play, a captivating drama unfolding on the stage of existence. Each of us are actors in that play. Without...
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Dec 19, 20232 min read
Care Packages...
Have you checked in on a friend today? Yourself? We're all on this journey together. In the last three years, most of us have been...
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Aug 8, 20232 min read
Now that you've gone.....
Lilly in The Sacred Rudraksha Forest located on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. This grove or forest is the only one comprised of...
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Jul 11, 20233 min read
New Beginnings….
Simmi: “So mum…. Are you going to throw me a grad party” Me: “I didn’t think of it” Simmi: “Well it’s my last year with all my friends....
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Mar 12, 20232 min read
Negative Self Talk….
Lilly: MUM! I’m so ugly, no one is going to like me, I’m going to end up a lonely old lady with cats Me: Lilly you’re gorgeous, you...
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Nov 17, 20224 min read
The Missing Piece…..
Imagine a beautiful puzzle. However, you can’t complete it because of some missing pieces. Pieces that are crucial to the beauty of the...
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Sep 25, 20222 min read
Predator in Disguise…..
Predator (noun) - a person or group that ruthlessly exploits others Children are generally trusting and believe the things that people...
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May 4, 20224 min read
That Family…..
Text from a Family: “The Puri‘s, they are ‘That Family’ whose daughter died from drugs. You are not to hang out with ‘That Family’” YES...
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Apr 6, 20222 min read
Psychosomatic Disorder…
Aug 11th, 2021 Me: “What do you mean there’s nothing medically wrong with my daughter? Doc - she hasn’t been able to walk for 10 hours....
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Jan 9, 20223 min read
Trauma Triggers By Simmi Puri….
Picture taken and edited by Simmi Puri Simmi’s summer reading included a book about death where the main character finds her dead sister....
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Oct 18, 20213 min read
Anger…
Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross first explored the five stages of grieving or mourning theory in her 1969 book, On Death and Dying. The five...
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Oct 9, 20213 min read
Letting Go…
After Lilly’s passing, I have clung to the items that she had on or near her for the last 24 hours of her life. The bag of fruit loops...
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Sep 21, 20212 min read
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