Watching Maddie

April 3, 2012

My mom wrote this and sent it to me yesterday: In the weeks and months after Maddie passed away, I found myself constantly looking at pictures of her on Heather’s photo site. Heather had them all set up by her age, family gatherings etc, so it was easy to look at any picture I wanted. [...]

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Forgetting

April 2, 2012

They say with time the bad memories fade, and I suppose in some ways, that’s true. I can’t immediately conjure up the smells of the hospital room unless I try (and I don’t). The flashbacks are still intense, but the sharp edges have dulled. I can no longer describe the way the room looked in [...]

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The Missing Link

March 27, 2012

The little girls have been so cute together on this vacation. a miraculous moment where they were both still Whenever they are apart, they ask for each other. It’s really cool to see them interacting, talking, figuring each other out. Kayla, let’s go night night I said yesterday that the girls follow Danny around like [...]

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Big Maddie

March 13, 2012

Today is my friend’s daughter’s sixth birthday. I was showing Annie pictures of Reilly through the years, much to her delight. She kept asking for more pictures of “Baby Reilly,” and after some time, “Big Reilly.” Eventually we started looking at pictures of Annie (one of Annie’s favorite things to do). We came upon a [...]

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Stew Or Casserole

January 30, 2012

Two weeks ago, my friend Jen’s sweet little cousin (really, more like nephew) passed away only a few days after his fifth birthday. He’d fought leukemia for fourteen long months. When Jen told me the news, I was so sad. It’s awful that he’s gone. It’s awful that his brother will grow up without him. It’s [...]

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Maddie Flower

January 16, 2012

Even though it’s winter, my backyard is in bloom. We have a large green bush with a group of non-edible red berries on it. The berries are only growing in one spot, and it happens to be right in front of my bedroom window. Annie loves to go out and look at the fruit trees, [...]

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