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Category Archives: Death

Forever Haunted

May 15, 2013 by Sloane

I will forever be haunted by this photo of garment factory workers in Bangladesh. I had an early hand in their death.

Posted in Death, Fashion | 10 Comments

A Prime Minister, a Secretary of State and a Retailer Walk Into a Bar

April 9, 2013 by Sloane

I have had mixed emotions since learning of Margaret Thatcher’s death.

Posted in Death, Historical Figures | 7 Comments

Yesterday I walked into Truman Hospital for the first time in 16 years – since the night my youngest sister died with dignity in their care. I haven’t been ignoring the place. I just haven’t had a reason to stop in.

Posted in Art, Death, Family, Health, Memories | 24 Comments

Packing It All Away

January 9, 2013 by Sloane

I was packing the last two boxes of holiday decorations. I save the packing of the ornaments for last. They usually come off the trees on a Sunday, migrate to the dining room table for removal of the hooks, and, a few days later, I start putting them back into the tissue paper they hailed from just a month and a half before.

Posted in Children, Collections, Death, Decorating, Family, Holidays, Memories, Seasons | 5 Comments

Power of Transference

September 20, 2012 by Sloane

I have never been one for morbid sensibilities. I don’t dwell in sadness, nor do I dabble in unwholesome thoughts. I am not gloomy.

Posted in Cancer, Death, Family, Friends, Health, Memories | 3 Comments

Heart of a Champion

June 15, 2012 by Casey and Sloane

Today we learned that one of our amazing artists – Lori Hale – passed.

Posted in Art, Cancer, Clothing, Death, Friends, Memories | 1 Comment

In Passing

April 22, 2012 by Sloane

Years ago I went to a funeral. The gentleman we were celebrating that day was someone I didn’t really know very well, and not too personally.

Posted in Death, Friends, Memories, Philanthropy, Relationships | 1 Comment

Goodbye Sweet Emma

March 17, 2012 by Casey

Last night we said goodbye to sweet Emma. She passed peacefully surrounded by family with her head on my lap and my daughter’s arms wrapped around her. The room was full of our loving family. I am heartbroken today. So is my daughter.

Posted in Children, Death, Family, Friends, Memories, Motherhood, Pets, Relationships | 23 Comments

Lifecycles

January 21, 2012 by Sloane

Recently a friend posted a photo to Facebook that shook me a little bit. My mind was racing all over the place with memories of my own life.

Posted in Children, Death, Family, Memories, Motherhood, Relationships | 5 Comments

Cancer on the Run

November 2, 2011 by Casey and Sloane

On achingly beautiful days – days full of falling leaves, crisp air and sunshine – cancer lives with us. It doesn’t present itself, it just waits for us to find it.

Posted in Cancer, Death, Family, Holidays, Memories, Philanthropy | Leave a comment