All we could do for the mom who gave us everything is tell her how much we loved her and hope that somehow, she could hear us. On a day when we would usually shower her with gifts and take her out to lunch, my family huddled around our phones and tablets as the nurse showed her to us over video chat. ![]() This Mother’s Day, my mom was sedated and on a ventilator. Let’s think of them with wet eyes and a high heart. These are just some of the people who have been taken from us, even as they have left us much to remember them by. It’s not comprehensive, nor is it meant to be. That’s the goal of this list: to acknowledge the remarkable and joyful lives of some of those we have lost. Maybe we can be better at celebrating life even as we’re saddened by its loss. But we all, at one time or another, have reason to mourn. We have no roadmap for this new territory. It’s a book of large truths disguised as small ones: “I remember,” he writes, “those times of not knowing if you feel really happy or really sad. In his jubilant and revivifying memoir, I Remember, the artist and writer Joe Brainard tabulated all the little things that can come to shape how we think about life. There can always be at least a glimmer of joy in remembering things that people gave us while they were here. Portions of Route 52 in Ohio, Route 56 in Indiana, and Route 8 in Kentucky are flooded.But not even sorrow is one-dimensional. Ludlow and Bromley in Kentucky become flooded in low areas, as well as Aurora Indiana along Judiciary and Water Streets. ![]() Water also encroaches on homes in New Richmond. Backwater flooding along the Little Miami and 9 Mile Creek surrounds low lying homes and businesses in Pierce Township. ![]() State Route 8 in Kentucky is flooded in low areas, as well as State Route 56 in Indiana and Route 52 in Ohio.įlooding surrounds homes between Route 52 and the river in East End, California and areas of Anderson Township. The East End experiences flooding of some streets, basements of homes and businesses, as well as low-lying areas near New Richmond in Clermont County. Backwater flooding along the Little Miami River affects basements and some first level flooding of businesses and homes, with low-lying areas from California to Newtown also experiencing this flooding. Significant flooding of California occurs. ![]() Locations most affected include low-lying areas near New Richmond, the East End, California and Anderson and Pierce Townships. Backwater flooding also affects Anderson Township, flooding numerous roads and basements. Widespread backwater flooding along creeks and streams occurs, with Route 8 in Kentucky, Route 56 in Indiana and both Route 52 and old Route 52 flooded in areas. Low-lying roads in Bromley and Ludlow also flood, as well as stretches of Route 8 in Kentucky, and Old State Route 56 near Aurora, Indiana. Flooding occurs along sections of Route 52 in Hamilton and Clermont Counties. Low-lying roads near the river flood, with much of Anderson Township near the river affected. Low-lying roads in Bromley and Ludlow also flood.įlooding affects much of northern Kentucky, southwest Ohio and southeast Indiana, including backwater flooding along creeks emptying into the Ohio River. Flooding begins to affect sections of Route 52 in southeast Hamilton and Clermont Counties. Low-lying roads near the river continue to flood, with much of Anderson Township, Ohio, the East End and California near the river affected. Backwater flooding continues to affect much of northern Kentucky, southwest Ohio and southeast Indiana.
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