Month: October 2010
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The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Lao Tzu
Today Miracles for Mito was accepted into the Colorado Non-profit Development Center. We now have a 501c3 number. We are now considered a non-profit. We are now official. I am the Director of a Non-profit! Haha….look at me….Mrs. Director. I sometimes think that we are not doing enough…that we are moving too slow. We need…
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Whoa Girl
Caring for Samantha taught me many different things. She taught me to look at the facts with a critical eye. She taught me to ask questions and pay attention….and that no one sitting in the room is exempt from a question. She taught me to focus and to check everything…..to be passionate and diligent about…
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3 Months
It’s October 25th. It’s been three months since Lil’ Miss left us. Funny the things that hit you. One month didn’t bother me…..two months didn’t bother me. Three months is hard. Maybe because life moves on at three months; it moves on with an unnatural normalcy. People go to work. People interact with each other.…
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Itsy Bitsy Teeny Baby Steps……
When Samantha died, we started a memorial fund. And thanks to your generous contributions, we raised a significant amount of money. And I thought…..what do we do with these generous contributions???? We could write a blanket check to Children’s….but we don’t know where it would go… We could write a blanket check to the UMDF,…
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PHHHHHFFFFFF
When Samantha first got sick I had to quit my job. I wandered around the house, yearning for a conference call, hoping for a meeting, a chance to don a business suit ….wondering who am I now???? Ironically, four years later, I still wonder the same thing. The alarm went off at 6:30 this morning.…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 