The holidays are always a tough time for me but this year my daughter who lives far away has been giving me a lot of updates on how she is making a great Christmas for her son. I sent him his present early, a guitar, so I was “Done” with Christmas. I also gave a [...]
[Continue reading...]Life’s To Short to Not Accept That Some Days You Will Still Grieve
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There are birthdays and there are the “anniversaries” and I know that even as time passes they don’t get easier… even if we want them to. So on “those days” (for me today is one for Chris) I try to do something that reminds the world about how special those we love are and how [...]
[Continue reading...]For Chris
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There are birthdays and there are the “anniversaries” and I know that even as time passes they don’t get easier… even if we want them to. So on “those days” (for me today is one for Chris) I try to do something that reminds the world about how special those we love are and how [...]
[Continue reading...]How the Internet – Not Yet the WWW – Helped Me Find Info on My Sons’ Disease
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When my sons were diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy back in 1981 I had to pull the name of the disease out of the doctor over the phone. Chris was born in 1978 and was very sick when he was 7 weeks old which left him very weak. He regained his strength to a point [...]
[Continue reading...]Fruit Smoothie with Matcha Recipe
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1 small banana, cut in cubes 1 – 2 cups of Dole Frozen Fruit (strawberries, peaches, mango etc) 2 cups orange juice 2 bambo scoops of organic premium matcha 1 cup of your favorite yogurt (plain or flavored) In your blender, blend slowly the matcha and orange juice or if you have a matcha bowl [...]
[Continue reading...]Some days are still really hard…
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Today is September 18, 2009. Tomorrow my son Dan would have been 29. In the Septembers since he died (May 2002) I have had a variety of emotions. Some years I can celebrate and be glad he lived his life at all, other years I wonder what was the point. The first birthday after he [...]
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