Essay

I Thought I Was Going to Die Too

What it felt like to lose both of my parents before I was ready to be alive without them

Chelsea M. Thacker · February 19, 2026

What it felt like to lose both of my parents before I was ready to be alive without them

This earlier essay is still published on Medium. This page holds its place in Living Terrain, where it connects to the rest of the work.

The investigation continues on Substack.