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Tamy Faierman M.D.'s avatar

I feel the ache, the longing, the emptiness. AND I feel the love, the connection, the gratitude. Thank you for sharing your beloved mother with me here, Lis.

She's in your words AND she's in the spaces between your words. 🙏✨💙

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Lis's avatar

I’m deeply humbled by your beautiful words and understanding of this poem. I suppose it’s true that nothing prepares us for the loss of a parent. Thank you for bearing witness, and I deeply appreciated you saying she’s in the spaces between your words. Beautiful! 💖

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Tamy Faierman M.D.'s avatar

🙏💫💙

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Eric Peñalba's avatar

This reads like a song you forgot you knew... until the chorus hits and suddenly you're crying in public. The way you laced memory with longing? whew, beautifully done

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Lis's avatar

Thank you very much, Eric. Your response was a gift unto its own. Those are such beautiful words, and I'm deeply grateful. 💖

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Eric Peñalba's avatar

You're welcome, Lis! :-)

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Lis's avatar

I just subscribed to your Substack and I’m looking forward to reading and enjoying your posts. Thank you for reaching out. Lis 💖

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Eric Peñalba's avatar

I just subbed to your Substack too and I’m so pumped to dive into your posts! Can’t wait to read more. :-)

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Lis's avatar

Thank you very much, Eric! Same here.💖 😊

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