Katherine Barton

Dec 19, 2024 | edgemagazine.net | Katherine Barton

In a country famous for its American dream, we rarely mention the ever-present reality of grief. Along with divorce and death, grief is hauntingly present in common situations: dear friends moving away, a family member ceasing to communicate, deteriorating health, being laid off or retiring, leaving the home you loved, the death of a pet and the decreased capacities of growing old. We are programmed to hide from endings, refusing to acknowledge the impact of what is truly gone.