Illustration by Carole Hénaff

Celebrating Mother’s Day After Your Mom Is Gone

Grief looms large on holidays, especially ones that remind you of someone you’ve lost

This Mother’s Day, Kristin Anderson has something special planned: a long walk on the beach, followed by a visit to her mom’s favorite boardwalk ice-cream stand. On the way home, she’ll crank up a playlist of her mom’s beloved tunes and sing along.

She’ll do it all by herself. Her mother died from cancer almost 17 years ago, when Ms. Anderson was 12.

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