Before you read this incredibly powerful and poignant post by a woman I have known since my childhood- I need to say her experience and that of her family's had a truly profound impact on me growing up- but it was not until I dealt with this in my own family that I felt the gravity of what it means to lose a parent. And to lose a parent at such a tender young age- well it changes you in ways that … [Read more...]
I see my daddy in everything I do
Right now we are in this awful state of limbo- my dad whose organs have all shut down is on life support. And yet last night at 7pm, after being in the ICU for two weeks, my sister called and said that he was responding to commands. I cannot express the feelings of lightness, the thought that perhaps this man, his smile, his laughter and his very essence would once again be mine to bask in. I … [Read more...]