Lauren Dole, Author at Salt Water

Gage standing on one leg, his right, wearing dark blue biking shorts, a long sleeve light blue workout shirt. He's bald and his arms are out in a "T". he has spaghetti hanging from his upper lip like a Fu Manchu mustache.

Grief Is Like An Overloaded Backpack

Early on, I really did not like to go out in the world or to socialize. This was tricky in my marriage because Trux felt like we should honor Gage’s passion for life and live life to the fullest. I did not care about life and just wanted to join Gage.

Looking Up From Underneath

In the early days, there was lots of anger and the big question — Why? Why do innocent kids have to suffer so much in this world?

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