It Was a Monday
I am not sleeping, so I will write. Tonight (which is now yesterday) at dinner, Liam asked, “Do you know what today is?” and Jim and I looked at each… Read more It Was a Monday →
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Assassination T-10, Our Collective PTSD
Today means a lot more to people who were aware of life in 1963, than those of us who were not. Those of us who were too young to remember… Read more Assassination T-10, Our Collective PTSD →
Day 15: 17 + 18 + 19 = 21
Twenty-one years ago this very night, Jim and I fell asleep in our first apartment. We were dating seventeen whole days (though we had known each other for a year… Read more Day 15: 17 + 18 + 19 = 21 →
An Anniversary Excerpt
Heart Warriors was officially released on April 10th of 2012. It was entirely a coincidence that the book actually starts on April 10 of 2006. The beginning of the first chapter ends on April 12, 2006, seven years ago today. April 12th will never be an easy day for me. It was the only part of the book I found impossible to write in past tense. Those memories were ingrained in all of our hearts with scalpel and saw, sutures and suction. Today Liam and Moira had no school. To… Read more An Anniversary Excerpt →
Plan B
Tomorrow morning will be February 9, 2013. On February 9, 2005, at 7:00 am we were bringing Liam to preop for what we believed would be his last open heart… Read more Plan B →
Welcome to the Machine
I’ve had a week, and it’s only Wednesday night. Yesterday I spent the day at our Children’s Hospital for Liam’s annual pin cushion and cardio fun house and today is… Read more Welcome to the Machine →
The Shape and Texture of a Decade
Eight days ago, I attended my 20 year high school reunion. It was good to see old friends, but I found I am an entirely different person than I was… Read more The Shape and Texture of a Decade →
