Still Here

Abstract

To genuinely love someone in life is to endure great pain with their death. The unexpected passing away of my adored mother led me to realize not only what I had lost, but who I was now as a result of that loss. A process of rediscovery and strength begins by carrying her pride in my heart and finding ways to keep her soul alive.

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Orit Oppenheimer

Orit Oppenheimer, MD, is Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She is currently conducting research on the molecular biology of Neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer. She lives in New York with her husband and 3 year old twins.