Charlotte Amalie Holmes, Thesis Supervisor Lisa Ruth Sternlieb, Thesis Honors Advisor Robin G Becker, Faculty Reader
Keywords:
Grief Loss Mourning Memoir Motherhood
Abstract:
“Mourning Song for My Mother: A Memoir” is an original creative nonfiction piece about my mother’s diagnosis with stage IIIC ovarian cancer. Based on my personal experiences with my
mother’s illness and decline, this memoir highlights the challenges faced by loved ones in caring for the terminally ill as well as the bewilderment which ensues in the loss of a parent. The piece follows our mother-daughter relationship through treatment, death, and grief, exploring the ways in which the bonds of motherhood stretch beyond life.
