Fish Out Of Water by Lisa A. Snyder

My dad died in 2003, the day before my 23rd birthday and when my mom died in 2009, I officially had no parents left. I felt like the weeks after her death were like grasping for air... wishing someone would just simply provide it in a tube and direct it into my blood stream. Although seeming calm, internally I was flapping around like a fish out of water, trying to swim up stream.

Fish Out Of Water by Lisa A. Snyder
About the Artist
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My name is Lisa A. Snyder and I have lost both parents in my 20′s to cancer. My father passed away the day before my 23rd birthday from Hodgekins Disease Lymphoma in October 2004 and my mother passed away when I was 27, to AML (Leukemia), in June 2009. After being by their side during the decline of their health, I learned to be present and to help each of my parents finish up their business here in preparation for transitioning to whatever is after this life, deal with family, hospitals, keeping up my energy level, staying afloat in my own life as well as process my own grief.

Now, I’m working towards understanding how to live and keep living as best I can with life’s challenges I face daily, not having any parents. I’m trying to continue to live a healthy, active and adventurous, art filled life while I attempt to understand how to cope each day that goes by that they aren’t in my physical life.

My Intention is to connect those of us who have lost our mothers, our fathers or both parents, at any age, through art, writing, and focusing on the positive, despite these circumstances that have changed us forever.

Losing your parents could be anything from cancer, illness, sudden death, divorce, separation, being adopted, growing up not knowing who your mother or father was or being cut off from your parents because of your sexuality or life decisions.

Read more about my journey on my blog: http://LosingYourParents.org
See the art I create on my website: http://LisaASnyder.com
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