Our Blurb photo book arrived!!!! This Christmas, I decided to make a special book about Zackie. All of our favourite family photos with him, some silly shots, photos from his therapy and with his loving brothers. I spent several nights uploading all of the photos and using the templates to create the perfect layouts, background […] Read more…
A week has passed since 20 moms lost their precious children in the most horrific end to their short lives. There was no peace for these children or their parents, no chance to hold them when they were scared or comfort them in their arms when they were taking their last breath. To add to […] Read more…
…is you! While I’m singing this song and thinking of the son I lost, so many other women are singing it about the baby they are aching to have. While one of us is a mother and one is a “mother” in her heart, the one thing that we have in common is the aching […] Read more…
It started way back in the office at the Footprints Therapy. Zackie was going to see his Osteopath for a practise that I still don’t fully understand, but totally and completely value. The therapist told me that I reminded her of another mom- Dana Florence…a mom who had triplets with cerebral palsy but that in the face […] Read more…
To my beautiful Zackie, Another year without you on your birthday. You would have been 5 today. The memories are just as heartbreaking, my Zackie, even though this is the second birthday without you. I feel the bittersweetness of planning a special party for your twin brother, while I still feel your absence today and always.I wrapped special toys and gifts for Jayden […] Read more…
On Saturday we planned a family day at Wonderland…it was a rare day that Paul wasn’t working and we were all looking forward to a great day together. We had even talked the boys into going on their FIRST roller coaster! We packed our bags, hid our snacks in the backpack, spritzed with sunscreen and […] Read more…
I’m so thrilled to be have been asked to share Zack’s SickKids story tomorrow May 31st during the SickKids Radiothon on Newstalk 1010 at 5pm! We are even being interviewed by John Tory! Every year, I listen to the children and to the parents during the annual radiothon and each year I have been inspired […] Read more…
The two days that it took to create Zack’s Dream Room are days that I will truly never forget. Surrounded by the nurses who cared for Zack during his sickest days, neighbours who used to sneeze to make Zack laugh, our own family who had been waiting anxiously, and designers who translated the essence of […] Read more…
I know what it’s like to have a child in the hospital for a long period of time. I know what it’s like to be away from family and friends while you spend days with your sick child within the 4 walls of the hospital room. I’ve met amazing families who have had to […] Read more…
(I haven’t been able to write the very last day in two years, but this year, I really wanted to preserve the memories. I want those horrible and painful hours to live here on the pages, and not in my head or on my shoulders. The truth is that those days seemed like weeks and they […] Read more…