Crown Gall — Another Millennial in Crisis

Three Month Mark

I chewed the fingers off my hand

Crown GallDanielle LavoieMarch 27, 2021cancer, small cell lung cancer, friendship, comfortComment

Wishbone

I’ve been thinking of the distance between my mother and me

Crown GallDanielle LavoieFebruary 25, 2021cancer, small cell lung cancer, parentingComment

The Christmas Star

A brilliant point of light is how the astronomers described it

Crown GallDanielle LavoieDecember 21, 2020miracle, small cell lung cancer, christmas star, cancer, love, lossComment

Catalogue

Deep in the cavity of my chest resides a catalogue of questions for you

Crown GallDanielle LavoieNovember 18, 2020small cell lung cancer, cancer, loss, questions, death, daughters, mothers

Sheets

My aunt stood opposite me staring at a collection of neatly curated socks. We had just peeled the quilt back to gather my mother’s sheets for the wash.

Crown GallDanielle LavoieOctober 31, 2020cancer, small cell lung cancer, intimacy, family, loss, grief

Lately

I think my mother is dying.

Crown GallDanielle LavoieOctober 27, 2020grief, anger, loss, cancer, small cell lung cancer, family

Dead Cat

I’d hate for this to be the last good weekend

Danielle LavoieSeptember 7, 2020

Little Sister

I wonder what the conversion rate is for envy to love

Crown GallDanielle LavoieAugust 14, 2020family, sisters, siblings, mothers, daughters

To Harness Your Grief

Scrub the forgotten area beneath the window sill

Crown GallDanielle LavoieJuly 20, 2020grief, growth, death

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