The Sticker That Kept Me Alive

How a discovery in my son’s closet became my lifeline

Viki Fernandez-Hines
Human Parts
Published in
7 min readFeb 23, 2024

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Photo by Jazmin Quaynor on Unsplash

I looked around to make certain no one could see me. The cemetery groundskeeper had just walked around to the other side of his van, where I was now out of his view.

This was my chance.

The temporary fencing around the crypts and headstones still needed to be pulled out…

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Viki Fernandez-Hines
Human Parts

Free-floating centrist, writer of inspirational stories, middle-aged “woke”-ness, loss, mental health, travel and minimalism. https://bit.ly/3o8eKfv