The Door That Opened For Me

By Uma Girish | February 21, 2021

The door that opened for me was the most unexpected one and it made no sense, but I walked in.  December 2008. A part-time position opened up at a retirement community, a job I was neither qualified for, nor felt excited about. As a brand-new immigrant, I knew nothing about seniors in the western world:…

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Losing A Mother to Suicide

By Uma Girish | August 20, 2015
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Losing a mother to suicide can be a heartbreak many never recover from. Sherri Elizabeth Tidwell was only 14 years old when her mother committed suicide. This kind of grief can be extremely complicated. The young girl’s anguish and yearning for her beloved mother birthed something beautiful for the world. Sherri offers us a wonderful…

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