The pain of losing a child can be physical. That first year, in addition to the emotional pain, I had an ache in my heart that was a constan

It’s been a while since I’ve felt up to writing. First, I went through some “blues”, then I got COVID! COVID is no joke - I’m still very...

The shooting at Robb Elementary School last week is still fresh in our hearts and minds. I didn’t sleep much last week. As I stared at my...

I've had depression since early childhood. Before I started taking meds for it, it could be very severe, and I thought about ending my...

Another Christmas is upon us. With COVID still disrupting our lives, it’s been another strange year (they even had to cancel some current...

I’m grateful for the “awareness movement” because its brought attention to all the various causes out there. I looked at a list and there...

I often wonder, what if Keven stayed on his meds and never started using heroin, meth, fentanyl? Would he still be here today? Keven...

“Good friends care for each other, close friends understand each other, but true friends stay forever. Beyond words, beyond distance &...

“Each one of us has lived through some devastation, some loneliness, some weather superstorm or spiritual superstorm, when we look at...

Last week’s post was heavy. I realize in sharing my anguish over losing Keven, I’m painting a depressing picture of my life, I don’t want...

Written on April 5, 2021 There are times when the pain is almost unbearable. It literally hurts, my chest aches and I feel pressure...

When Keven was actively using (in other words, almost all the time) my first thought every morning was, "I hope he makes it through...

Keven liked Mother's Day more than I did. When he was a kid he'd get me a gift with the help of his aunt Therese, or he'd make me...

March 28, 2021 Two weeks after Keven died, I had to go to the grocery store for the first time. I remembered a friend telling me it took...