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Sherri Gallant

Sherri Gallant

When Mother’s Day feels like a day-long stab to the heart

In May, when Canadian shops are bursting with cards and flowers to celebrate Motherhood, I hold space for those who are feeling pain.

May 8, 2022

When Mother’s Day feels like a day-long stab to the heart

May 8, 2022

Sherri Gallant

Mother’s Day — the turnip in a stewpot of emotions

In front of me was a sure thing — the mother who chose and loved me, who sacrificed to raise me, and whom I loved. But in the ether…

May 8, 2022

Mom and Dad with my brother Jay and I. Jay, who was eight years older, was also adopted. He died at age 29, and never had any desire to find his birth family.

May 8, 2022

Sherri Gallant

The hostess and the fella

A Father’s Day tribute

Jun 21, 2021

The hostess and the fella

Jun 21, 2021

Sherri Gallant

Who the hell gave me these Barney Rubble feet?

On July 25, 1972, on Pg. 22 of the New York Times, reporter Enid Nemy told the story of Florence Ladden Fisher — an adult adoptee — and…

Jun 7, 2021

Who the hell gave me these Barney Rubble feet?

Jun 7, 2021

Sherri Gallant

Both grandfathers in my adoptive family died before I came along.

As an adult, when I began to find my birth family, I discovered that both biological grandfathers had also died — tragically - two years…

May 25, 2021

Both grandfathers in my adoptive family died before I came along.

May 25, 2021

Sherri Gallant

The pandemic freed me from my vanities

People seem friendlier now that I’m grey, without makeup

May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021

Sherri Gallant

This new Medium feels rather like a Large…

Aug 14, 2016

Aug 14, 2016

Sherri Gallant

Sherri Gallant

Longtime journalist and editor, screenwriter, communications advisor, home cook, momma bear, locavore, dog lover

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