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About edcol52

The Infinite Fountain of Love and Loss flows unceasingly into the pool of memory and sorrow. I created this blog in response to the most dreadful tragedy every parent fears, the death of a child, our 24 year old son, Jake. We are now on an unimagined journey along this road of grief and recovery. If you can find some comfort within these pages, than I will have succeeded in some small measure.

Still in the Dark

Posted on October 29, 2014 by edcol52

Yesterday was October 28th. Ten months since our son died. I wasn’t really aware of the date until today, but my body knew what day it was. I woke up early to take a friend to the airport. Returning home, … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to Amazon

Posted on October 23, 2014 by edcol52

Originally posted on Mental Health, the Media, and Me:
Dear Amazon, Over the last couple of Halloweens, social media websites have had people commenting more and more on inappropriate and offensive attractions and costumes that are seen to be demonizing…

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What to Say and What Not to Say

Posted on October 14, 2014 by edcol52

I have written about some of these things before and shared links to other articles. This is one of the best and most concise compendiums of what and what not to say to a bereaved person. After nearly 10 months, … Continue reading →

Posted in Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Healing, Support | 2 Comments

My New Blog

Posted on October 12, 2014 by edcol52

Hot Eddie’s is my new blog dedicated to what’s hot in the kitchen and everywhere else. After many months of chronicling my personal journey through grief at here at The Infinite Fountain, I thought I’d start a blog with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman | 2 Comments

Sukkot

Posted on October 11, 2014 by edcol52

We are in the midst of celebrating the 7-day holiday of Sukkot, the Jewish “Harvest Festival”. After all the fasting and atoning and spiritual soul-searching we are supposed to do during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Sukkot which comes just … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceremony, Food, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

The New Header Photo

Posted on October 6, 2014 by edcol52

Jake made this photo of a carousel, taken in London’s Covent Garden, during our last trip to England. It was 2006, the year of our family adventure in Italy. Jake attended a month-long cooking and language school in Bologna and we … Continue reading →

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Here it Comes. Here it Is. There it Goes.

Posted on September 29, 2014 by edcol52

Last Thursday was Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Early last week I had it in mind to write a post about the impending holiday, but for reasons described elsewhere, I didn’t. Now that the first of the High Holy … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Jake Colman, Sadness | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

The Tiniest and Most Random Details

Posted on September 9, 2014 by edcol52

We get dozens of catalogs in the mail every week. I was leafing through one of them the other day, the Fall catalog from Sur La Table, an upscale cookware and kitchen supply company. It has the usual Le Creuset … Continue reading →

Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Memory, Sadness | 5 Comments

The 10 Minute Ride

Posted on September 5, 2014 by edcol52

Originally posted on A Working Grief:
Imagine yourself standing on the platform of the world’s largest roller coaster. Stop and really imagine the sensation. It’s a beautiful sunny day as you stare out to the mountains in the distance. To…

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A Very Worthy Cause

Posted on August 21, 2014 by edcol52

On June 15, 2014, Los Angeles resident Anne Lower, known in the indie filmmaking world as The Princess Scribe, suffered a broken neck in an implausible accident.  Upon examination, doctors discovered an extremely rare tumor.  Further testing revealed the cause of … Continue reading →

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