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Lisa Kosan

Lisa Kosan is a freelance journalist and editor who has written for newspapers and technology, arts and parenting magazines. She currently blogs about life in New York City at binderclipeditorial.com and runs her own editorial consulting business. Previously, she was director of creative services at the Peabody Essex Museum.

I Didn’t Miss My Mother — Until She Was Gone

One woman's candid story about caregiving for an aging parent

April 3, 2018

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I Didn’t Miss My Mother — Until She Was Gone