

Sleeping with a Friend; After Death Visitations
By Robin M. Strom It was my mother’s birthday celebration at the Assisted Living Facility where she resides. The home puts on a surf and turf meal for everyone having a birthday in that particular month, complete with cake and singing. The birthday folks can invite one family member to attend the celebration, so I found myself at the table with my mother on a Thursday at lunch time. Seated at the table with us for the event was a woman neither of us knew. According to my mo




















