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Nazifa Islam
Jul 27, 20203 min read
Five Years
I watched my dad die from complications from lung cancer five years ago today. A lot of random memories and thoughts about him have...
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Nazifa Islam
Jul 27, 20182 min read
Three Years
I wish July 27, 2015 was just the day my dad died and not the day I watched my dad die. When my dad died, my first feeling wasn’t grief...
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Nazifa Islam
Jul 27, 20172 min read
Two Years
My dad is dead today. He’s been dead this whole past week. He might have been dead the week before as well. But not the one before that....
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Nazifa Islam
Jul 27, 20163 min read
One Year
My dad died a year ago today. He stopped gasping for air and his heart stopped. Or his heart stopped and so he stopped gasping for air....
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Nazifa Islam
Mar 30, 20161 min read
Eight Months
The night before the eight-month anniversary of my dad's death, I had the first in what's become a string of somewhat bizarre dreams...
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Nazifa Islam
Nov 11, 20152 min read
"He Died."
I’ve never liked saying that my dad passed away. I’ve said it before. I’ve said it over and over and over again—or I feel like I have...
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Nazifa Islam
Oct 8, 20151 min read
I Only Dream of His Absence
I don’t ever see him. He doesn’t visit me. I don’t feel his presence. Instead, infrequently, I have dreams that are all about his...
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