Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # CK Brashares A Reflective Journey of a Loved One’s Passing ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.ckbrashares.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Media and Events](https://www.ckbrashares.com/media-and-events/) - [NUTRITION OR EXERCISE: Which Is More Important as We Age?](https://www.ckbrashares.com/nutrition-or-exercise-which-one-is-more-important-as-we-age/) - CK Brashares August 7, 2025 A Reflective Journey of a Loved One’s Passing - [Don't Put Off Tomorrow What You Can Do Today](https://www.ckbrashares.com/dont-put-off-tomorrow-what-you-can-do-today/) - Brashares https://www.ckbrashares.com/dont-put-off-tomorrow-what-you-can-do-today/ 16 Blog Don’t Put Off Tomorrow What You Can Do Today - [Light Reading, A Small Perspective](https://www.ckbrashares.com/light-reading-a-small-perspective/) - Brashares Brashares Light Reading, A Small Perspective A Reflective Journey of a Loved One’s Passing 2025 August 16 # - [Light How it Affects Our Mind, Body, Attitude](https://www.ckbrashares.com/light-how-it-affects-our-mind-body-attitude/) - CK Brashares Blog August 16, 2026 06 https://www.ckbrashares.com/light-how-it-affects-our-mind-body-attitude/ CK Brashares # - [Winter's Dimming Light-Finding Purpose Within It](https://www.ckbrashares.com/winters-dimming-light-finding-purpose-within-it/) - CK Brashares - Winter’s Dimming Light-Finding Purpose Within It - https://www.ckbrashares.com/winters-dimming-light-finding-purpose-within-it/ - A Reflective Journey of a Loved One’s Passing - [HOSPICE What It Can Do For You](https://www.ckbrashares.com/hospice-what-it-can-do-for-you/) - #WHAT IS HOSPICE? Through friends that have had the benefit of hospice for their loved ones, I heard that it was a valuable and beneficial service. Because I had no idea of what this service entailed, how it worked or how you qualified for the service, I did some checking. Below are my findings: MEDICARE - [Looking Through A Prism, A Subjective View of Oneself](https://www.ckbrashares.com/looking-through-a-prism-a-subjective-view-of-oneself/) - LOOKING THROUGH THE PRISM I have been fascinated by prisms for the last several years. They fascinate me because each viewer can see a different view when peering through a prism. I had the view that it was our imaginative minds and individual perceptions that produced this outcome. However, in my research I found the - [Remembering and Making Memories.....](https://www.ckbrashares.com/remembering-and-making-memories/) - CK Brashares A Reflective Journey of a Loved One’s Passing August 30, 2024 Remembering and Making Memories….. # # - [SELF CARE How to be kind to yourself](https://www.ckbrashares.com/self-care-how-to-be-kind-to-yourself/) - In caring for an ill or aged loved to best help and care for them, making sure you are at your optimum health and fitness level is important. In practicing self-care on a daily basis, you will avoid burnout, fatigue and illness in yourself. SIMPLE SELF CARE I am not saying to go out get - [NO MAN IS AN ISLAND](https://www.ckbrashares.com/no-man-is-an-island/) - NO MAN IS AN ISLAND AS WE ALL NEED SOMEONE You have heard the term “No Man Is an Island, No Man Lives Alone” by poet John Donne. That is so true, as much us we want to believe that we can do everything alone, we need others as much as they need us. When - [SUPRIZE! THE OTHER SIDE OF WRITING](https://www.ckbrashares.com/suprize-the-other-side-of-writing/) - CK For the month of May I have decided to write about the surprises regarding authoring this book. Wrote the Book Now What? My initial thought in writing my book-A Reflective Journey of a Loved One’s Passing, which was myself and my siblings experiences in the care of our mother during her illness, was - [POLICING THOSE PESKY EMOTIONS](https://www.ckbrashares.com/policing-those-pesky-emotions/) - The care of a loved one in an extended illness can bring many emotions to the surface. Some we expect some we may not like and some that will surprise us. LIST OF EMOTIONS Some of the emotions you might experience include: Guilt Moodiness Depression Irritability Frustration Difficulty in Concentrating Deep sadness Anxiety Loneliness Anger - [YOU’RE ONLY HUMAN SO FORGIVE YOURSELF](https://www.ckbrashares.com/youre-only-human-so-forgive-yourself/) - THIS MONTH’S TOPIC Guilty Anger Addressing the hidden aspect of taking care of an ill loved one. During the care of my mother, I found myself experiencing feelings I was not proud of and felt quilt for even thinking of them. I asked myself how could even begin to want her to pass or - [We're Having THAT Conversation](https://www.ckbrashares.com/were-having-that-conversation/) - I am positive that you have seen the commercial selling Life insurance on TV, where the husband rolls his eyes and says to his wife “We are NOT having THAT conversation are we—looking into Life Insurance? The wife says “NO We are making the call today to get Life insurance! In our household THAT - [I AM STILL YOUR MOTHER   Jan 12, 2024](https://www.ckbrashares.com/i-am-still-your-mother-jan-12-2024/) - It is not easy navigating through the emotions of loss of control in one’s life. I could see the diminishing control my mother felt as she became more ill. My mother's mantra ,was used frequently when she felt that did not receive the respect that she wanted or needed. In ignoring her cry for dignity - [DEPRESSION CAN BE SNEAKY](https://www.ckbrashares.com/depression-can-be-sneaky/) - When my mother received the Cancer diagnosis from the doctor March of 2018 and given a 6-month time limit, I could not believe it. My mother was so full of life and very stubborn, it would take a lot to bring her down. As the 6-month limit passed and continued through to her passing in - [Welcome to My Blog!](https://www.ckbrashares.com/welcome-to-my-blog/) - Welcome. My name is CK Brashares, author of A Reflective Journey of a Loved One’s Passing. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here. I’ll be using this ## Pages - [Home](https://www.ckbrashares.com/) - A heartfelt exploration of a loved one's passing, highlighting how illness equalizes and emphasizes how a loved one deserves respect and integrity. - [About the Author](https://www.ckbrashares.com/about-the-author/) - CK Brashares worked for many years in banking but is retired now and enjoys her hobbies of sewing, hand and machine embroidery, working puzzles, and reading mystery books. She is deeply spiritual and follows a nature-based religious path. Brashares and her husband of 52 years have lived in Jackson, Michigan, most of their lives. They - [Buy the Book](https://www.ckbrashares.com/buy-the-book/) - A Reflective Journey of a Loved One’s Passing This memoir shares an emotional, informational journey with a loved one’s passing, communicating that illness equalizes and a loved one deserves respect and integrity during that journey. ORDER A COPY NOW ISBN 13 (SOFT): 9798765243220ISBN 13 (HARD): 9798765243237ISBN 13 (eBook): 9798765243244 - [About the Book](https://www.ckbrashares.com/about-the-book/) - A Reflective Journey of a Loved One’s Passing I remember coming home from a particularly tough day when mom was especially obstinate about whatever we were trying to do for her that day. 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