Grieving at Solstice
June 21, 2026
Lois and me at the No Kings protest, March 28, 2026 Once again I am grieving on Summer Solstice. On June 20, 1982—44 years ago—my mother died of metastatic breast cancer. Four weeks ago, Lois Thetford, one of my closest friends, died of an aggressive form of abdominal cancer. She was ill for just a …