About this Event
Tish McAllise Sjoberg returned to Ohio for the last weeks of her mother's life. With few close connections there, she reached back to her friends in California, writing to them daily through email to stay tethered and connected through this journey of letting go. They are letters, they are diary entries, they are extraordinary.
Those letters stayed in her heart for many years — until one day, while searching for a file on her computer, Tish rediscovered them. Once found, they kept whispering that they wanted to be seen.
"Dear Friends, My Mother is Dying" is the result of turning those original letters into a book — an unedited, raw, and deeply human account of loss and grief in real time. Unpolished by design, they are gems in their honesty.
This is a rich read for anyone exploring what it means to be present to the dying and the grieving — and a doorway to open your heart and greet each day as if it were your last.
Join Tish to celebrate her mother and the book she inspired.
This is a free community event. Books will be sold and signed.
Event venue & nearby stays
Expressive Arts @ 32nd & Thorn, 3201 Thorn Street, San Diego, United States
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