Wednesday 2/7/2017 11:14PM My Mom collapsed 54 days ago. 54 days. 54 days ago she stood for hours upon hours at a work bench making beautiful things and teaching other how to make beautiful things. Sharing her passion with kids and adults. Eating full meals, planning holiday mayhem. Today she stood for almost a minute before she started shaking like a leaf. By the end of minute two she needed a break. I wanted to cry for her. I want to rip off my legs and give them to her. Then I think about how far she’s come and I’m… Read More »
Captain’s Log: Throwback Thursday Throwdown
Thursday, December 22, 2016 Most emotional #tbt ever… I found this last night in mom’s/(Colleen’s) address book. It’s a note I wrote to her when I graduated high school. No other big news… Colleen really just slept all day today. I’m reading her all the well wishes, emails and notes she’s received. She keeps lifting her eyebrows at names and smiling. Mom’s smile is physically little right now — it’s actually a huge, complicated thing for her to make facial expressions… But if you know my Mom, you know that her smile was very Irish… and on the rare occasions when we get to… Read More »