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Lisa Schamess
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Beliefnet Columnist
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Lisa Schamess (née Wormser) and her husband, Gil, wrote a column for Beliefnet during the site's earliest months of existence. The focus of that initial column was their joint struggle to live fully and raise their young daughter in the face of Gil's then-recent diagnosis of metastatic liver cancer. Their essays affirmed the power and value of language, and offered a rare glimpse into the braided realities of patient and caretaker. On January 29, 2000, Gil died peacefully at home.
Lisa Schamess is a writer and mother living in Washington, D.C. Her articles have appeared online at AccentHealth.com and Planning.org, and in print in the magazines Planning and The Architectural Record. Her novel, "Borrowed Light", was published by Southern Methodist University Press in October 2002.
Author photo taken by Gil Schamess.
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 Columns and articles by Lisa Schamess
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Yahrzeit
Jan 31, 2002
A letter to my husband
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House of Memory
Jan 31, 2001
On the first anniversary of her husband's death, Lisa reflects on the past year and on her living covenant with Gil.
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All Vows Forgiven
Oct 6, 2000
While mourning the death of her husband, a widow reflects on the poignancy of Kol Nidre
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Memorial Days
Jun 29, 2000
Finding solace from grief in life's small, perfect moments
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Homesick
May 30, 2000
When the person who is your heart's chosen home goes away, where does your heart go?
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