Monthly Archives: October 2013

And this is all I will say again about the book

Here are the reasons I don’t want to write my book anymore. I asked for advice on a book writer forum and these are 2 of the replies I got. It made me pause for sure. I just wanted you … Continue reading

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Dear Kaitlyn

Dear Kaitlyn, I’m writing to you and you’re not here to see it, but that’s nothing new. I’ve been writing to you all along. I’m trying to find some way to live now that you are gone by trying to … Continue reading

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Was Wanting to Write a Book but…….

Though I didn’t want to make this public knowledge until I got well into the project, I want to say that I’m writing a book about Kaitlyn, though I have sworn in the past not to do so for various … Continue reading

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Our Out of the Darkness Walk for Suicide Prevention was Yesterday

Yesterday we participated in the Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide prevention for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in Myrtle Beach, SC. It was a great success and our team was number one at the time for donations … Continue reading

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Thank You Kaitlyn

I woke up this morning before 6 a.m. Kaitlyn because Savannah got out of her invisible fence in the night and was under my window barking and whining. Then of course the cats were ready to be fed. I got … Continue reading

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When I Think Of Heaven

I have been given two special gifts today and tonight. First was the lone Morning Glory that I posted about earlier tonight. The second one came in the form of an email from a man I had never met before, … Continue reading

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The Sign of the Morning Glory

This morning I emailed my friend Jan Andersen who wrote the book “Chasing Death: Losing A Child To Suicide. http://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Death-Losing-Suicide-ebook/dp/B007CVYQMS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1382393287&sr=8-1&keywords=chasing+death+losing+a+child+to+suicide. When Kaitlyn took her life 4-11-13 after a while I looked for books that would help me learn to cope. … Continue reading

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Flash Drives and Cells

In Kaitlyn’s things are 2 flash drives. One was in her pocketbook; the other was in the bag that held her medical school IBM ThinkPad notebook computer. All these months after her death, I never really thought about popping one … Continue reading

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The Way It’s Always Been Done

I’ve always been rather different. As a child of the 60s I’ve always had this intense interest in outer space, space travel and just “everything up there.” I have always believed in other life on other planets. I would always … Continue reading

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You Were Not There

I remember the three and a half hour drive to your apartment Kaitlyn. Thankfully my brother in law drove us or I don’t know how we would have gotten there. I sat back there in the back seat with your … Continue reading

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