Dr. Allen Cusack of Cusack Mortuary wrote me to say: Good Evening, I am writing to inform you that I have spoken with the pathologist who will perform the actual autopsy Saturday (08/25). Just wanted to touch base with you that we were in touch and also to share that I spoke with your sister […]
Today was the one week anniversary of the death of my mother. A couple of my friends called me and left me voice mail messages. I went on a seven mile run in the rain. I can’t believe I’ll never talk to my mom again. I’ll never get to hug my mom again. I’ll never […]
A few days after she arrived at Cusack Mortuary, Dr. Cusack emailed me looking for an update: Good Morning Mr. Gagne, Just wanted to check in with you and see what was the lastest. Also wondering if you had a photo of your mother that you could send me in jpg form to add it […]
This is the last photo taken of me and my mother. My little sister took it when I visited mom at Coastal Rehab for Mother’s Day weekend.
Janis Stovall told me she visited with my mother, and that my mother repeatedly asked her for a cigarette. I tried to explain to her that that was impossible, because my mother hated smoking, but she was adamant. I decided to email her a photo of my mom so she could tell me if she […]
My mom took this photo of herself. I found it on her cell phone about two weeks after her death. It’s terribly blurry. I don’t know if she was playing with the camera and took the photo by accident or if she was trying to learn how to use the new phone or what. I […]
Here are a couple of photos my sister sent me from a wedding party my mom attended. They were taken either just before or just after Halloween, so I’m guessing on the date. Within six weeks of these photos being taken, she’d be institutionalized and hospitalized, never see her beloved dog or cat again, and […]