More On My Mom Blog – JodySusanWrites

The Story My Mom Didn’t Want Shared at Her Funeral (and Neither Did I) and How the Practice of Humiliating Yourself Can Help Your Writing

Yesterday, in my writing class, someone was talking about how their humiliating moments have made for some of their best content. What came to my mind immediately was my infamous "I Can't...

Life Update & Tiny House Cargo Trailer Construction Video

June 21st, 2023 - Post #88 Looking back at my last post, that season of life, watching my mom suffer, seems so distant and surreal. I haven't had much time to write lately; but wanted to give...

The Last Stages of Pancreatic Cancer

June 7th, 2023 - Post #87 I have finally opened my computer for the first time in I don't know how many days. I came across this post from a month and a day ago that I didn't finish. It is still...

A Transition, a Rally, and a Decline

April 7th, 2023 - Post #70 During a season like this, maybe I should have been writing every day - for my sake, as well as for those who love my mom. I know memories fade, and some of the...

Kirkwood Woman Wakes Up and Thinks She’s in Webster Groves!!!

February 12, 2023 - Post #67 *Warning: Anybody from Kirkwood might want to cover their ears while reading this latest update. It’s rather shocking: My mom woke up this morning...

Curly Hair After Chemo

Despite her compromised immune system, my mom was able to recover from COVID; but I came back to a big change... July 6th, 2022 - Post #45 Who can find our camouflaged hydrangea head?...