The Art of Losing My Mother

By Wendy Kelly VanNest

The Art of Losing My Mother brings readers into a daughter's journey through anticipatory grief as her mother gradually comes to the end of her life under hospice care. Through the creation of art that recalls happy times together, the author is able to enrich her mother's life, reestablish a strong bond

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wendy Kelly VanNest
• Release date: Jul 14, 2021
• ISBN: 9780578952208

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Table Of Contents

The Art of Losing My Mother

I Wanted to Create A Beautiful Goodbye.

Social Media and Grief.

Thankings

The Art of Losing My Mother

Copyright © 2020 by Wendy Kelly VanNest

All rights reserved.

First Edition: 2021

Print ISBN: 978-0-57895-218-5

eBook ISBN: 978-1-63972-309-6

Cover and Formatting: Streetlight Graphics

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The Art of Losing My Mother

I

sat beside my father in

the same pew every Sunday at the Methodist Church in our small Pennsylvania town. From that particular pew, we could better see my mother, the organist, tucked deep inside the organ pit hidden from most of the congregation, except for the top of her head. Everything about church, other than my mother’s music, bored me. To keep me from fidgeting when I was small, my father would give me his church program to draw on during the service. Over time people around us began donating their programs to his mission to keep me still. After church I would show my drawings to Mr. Austin, the head usher,