Testing mobile blogging. I will update folks on Catherine’s progress after surgery so I thought I’d check the mobile version 🙂
Four more days. Ugh! Got to swim twice. And took a bunch of pics. Gotta figure out how to add those 🙂 all In good time. Please excuse the typos!
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Today marks six months since Catherine died. As I tucked Sarah in last night, she said, “It’s gone so fast, Mom.” I agree. It feels like this hole in our lives just opened up a few days ago in our…
In the ambulance, I kept kicking myself. Why didn’t I print her medical history last night? I was lazy. Serves me right. I had updated it. All the info was there – just for emergencies like this. But I didn’t…
Years ago, when my parents got divorced, my Mom had me make something for her. She never told me why or gave me any backstory, and I never asked. She had an old piece of slate broken into approximately the…
It’s always interesting how sitting in the hospital makes me want to write. Catherine has pneumonia and we just learned she also has a bowel obstruction. That’s something that wasn’t on my radar! Her belly has been so distended for…
Sarah had to write a personal narrative at school. She’s in 5th grade and came home to tell me she had written about what happened the day Catherine died. The below is published with her permission and all my love….
Just spent an hour figuring out how to set up email notifications for this blog. Crossing my fingers that it works.
It worked! No idea how to do captions or auto post to facebook, but that’ll happen in time. Yay!
Prayers for successful surgery for sweet Catherine and calm strength for you and Brian. Look forward to reading updates!
Ellen, Catherine is in my thoughts and prayers as she embarks upon another milestone surgery. I pray she will come through it stronger and able to advance and grow to her full potential. Your blog is a treasure – a mother’s love, aspirations and dedication. You are an inspiration and I truly believe a guiding light will continue to shine forward on this difficult path.
Thanks Amy! Still keeping you in prayer also 🙂 and yes I hope she can stand better and sit better and maybe even hold her head up! And after that?? Who knows??!!