Tag Archives: memories
My Radiant Light
My close friends know that I lost my mother to ovarian cancer. They don’t know that five years later, I lost my brother to a fatal accident — and that within months of his passing, my father also died, his … Continue reading
My Brother’s Eid Gift
Every year, my family vies for best Eid gift. When I was growing up in northwest London, my favorite toy was a light-up, spinning Cinderella doll that my mother bought from the Disney store (a big deal because that’s where … Continue reading
An Envelope of Photos
I remember Mom bringing you home to our Moscow apartment, a tiny life wrapped in a white blanket. We shared a bunk bed for years. You threw yourself to the floor, a temper tantrum — Grandma wanted you to take … Continue reading
See the Light?
“Help Papa get off oxygen,” my toddler prays each night for my father. Before Papa’s Covid-19 hospitalization, my son was admitted with pneumonia. Only 2, he knows the prick of needles, the web of tubes, the tickle of plastic in … Continue reading
A Bear Made With Love
Elizabeth, a handmade teddy bear lovingly sewn by my great-grandmother. I was only 2 when I got it as a Christmas gift, so I don’t remember receiving it, but there are pictures of me holding her after I opened the … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 