Time. Science tells us that time and the passage of time is constant, never changing. Of course, the reality is that the perception of the passage of time changes as you age. Consider: A 6-year old who has to wait until he is 8 to have a puppy A 14-year old that has toRead more about Anniversary[…]

We delivered this month’s meal to the Pediatric ICU at a bad time. There was a small group of people at one end of the unit and we could hear the raw emotion that only comes from loss. Doctors who normally greet us with a smile barely acknowledged our presence, and veteran PICU nurses hadRead more about Life and Death at a Childrens Hospital[…]

I haven’t posted in a while, but events of the past few days have motivated me. This is an emotional time of year for our family, as we prepare to experience our second Christmas without Jen. It is especially difficult to go through the ornaments, with her as a baby or young child, or someRead more about Little Dominic[…]

These are some pictures Joy posted recently on Facebook. She took them in late October, three years ago, at what turned out to be the last family outing of our “normal” life. Within a few days, we got the call to pull Jen out of school and bring her to the emergency room at WestchesterRead more about Halloween[…]

Last week’s “Jennie Day” marked 15 months since we lost Jen. Soon it will be two years, and then five. As this time goes by, I think about all the things Jen will miss…general life things like learning to drive, getting a job, going to college, maybe getting married and raising a family of herRead more about Thoughts on Moving On[…]