I Died In My Dreams and Lived To Tell

Jennifer Estes
2 min readMay 4, 2021
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I write about death quite a bit. I am a licensed mortician and spent three years working full-time for a local funeral home. I don’t currently work in the industry; however, I keep my license active and take continuing education as required by the state licensing board.

I suffer from anticipatory grief due to life circumstances. I suffer from real grief, having lost my dad, my grandparents, and a…

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Jennifer Estes

I am a widow, a mortician, a mom, and grandma. I write about grief, caregiving, substance use disorder, and the death care industry.