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Love you for 1000 years....
August 2019 - After the 2nd overdose Lilly: "Mum, you're upset" Me: "No Lilly ,i'm not upset" Lilly: "Mum, you're angry" Me: "No...
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Jun 12, 20213 min read


Animal Therapy...
Lilly: “Mum I want a puppy” Me: “I’ve given you siblings, so no puppy” Lilly: “Mum Please... Ok if not a dog, let me get a teacup pig 🐷...
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May 16, 20213 min read


How Can I Support You...
Despite having ‘Mental Health Awareness‘ week, ’Say NO To Drug’ campaigns, ‘Suicide Prevention‘ week, helplines, Psychiatrists,...
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May 2, 20213 min read


Nine Months Later....
Nine Months Later - The wounds are still raw and deep. I long to hold you, hug you, love you, fight with you. I keep rewatching your...
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Apr 10, 20212 min read


The Ripple Effect...
When someone has a mental illness and addiction, it does not just impact that person but it affects all members of the family. You can...
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Mar 28, 20212 min read


TRAUMA...
Today marks 8 months of physically living without you. Physically you‘re not present, yet you’re working your magic from the other side...
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Mar 11, 20213 min read


My Sloth...🦥
Costa Rica 2014: My Husband: “We all represent characteristics of the animal kingdom. Take a moment and tell me which animal best...
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Feb 21, 20212 min read


PTSD...
Sounds of sirens (police, ambulance, fire) guide me right back to the horrific scene of July 11th, 2020. The flashbacks are so real -...
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Feb 7, 20213 min read


Depression....
Depression is the black sheep of all diseases. So common, yet hardly anyone wants to talk about it. According to the American Psychiatric...
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Jan 27, 20213 min read


Milestones...
When a child is born, we celebrate every milestone. The 6th month being especially special. Rolling, crawling, standing on their feet,...
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Jan 13, 20213 min read


Holding onto 2020....
Lilly’s final ceremony..... The whole world is looking forward to starting a New Year. A fresh start, a reset, and an opportunity for...
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Dec 31, 20202 min read


Thank You 🙏
164 Days Later, and I still don’t know how to live without you...... My husband, Asmita, and Naina are learning to live with their loss,...
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Dec 20, 20203 min read


For Better or For Worse...
Twenty-Four years ago, I went against my family to marry the one I love. In our hearts, we knew that we were making the right decision,...
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Dec 16, 20203 min read


Mothers & Daughters Unfiltered...
Laying on Lilly’s bed one morning... Lilly: “Mum” Me: “Hmmmm” Lilly: “ Yesterday in my psychology class I learned that there are elephant...
farhinapuri
Dec 13, 20204 min read


The Dishonesty List...
When you hit ‘rock bottom’, the only way to pick yourself up is to own up to the behaviors and actions that got you there in the first...
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Dec 9, 20203 min read


The Group (Part 2)
Lilly made it through recovery treatment. She stayed sober for a year and a half. She was doing well, staying on her meds, keeping up...
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Dec 6, 20204 min read


Happy Birthday Papa....
I’m not sure how to wish my husband Happy Birthday. There is nothing HAPPY about this Birthday. A 50th birthday is supposed to be a...
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Dec 2, 20202 min read


The Group (Part 1)...
October 2017 Me: “She’s agreed to come home” Lilly‘s Psychiatrist: “I’ve submitted the paperwork, once you land take her to Ridgeview”...
farhinapuri
Nov 29, 20205 min read


Climbing Life’s Mountain.....
Life is much like climbing a mountain - the summits are always further than you think, with all the happiness and growth occurring while...
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Nov 25, 20204 min read


Because they are girls....
I was born in a family where a ‘boy’ was the preferred gender. My brother was treated like a Demi-God. The rules were different in the...
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Nov 22, 20204 min read
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