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Another Stumbling Block
After Richard’s death, one of the items I had to decide on was about cars. I was using a 1995 Toyota Camry as my driving to work car. Had 160,000 something miles on it. Richard had a 2004 Toyota Corolla with less than a third of the miles my Camry had. I needed to figure…
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News Events and the Grieving Parent
Every day I have to remind myself as I get up in the morning that Richard will no longer come walking through the door asking “what’s for dinner, Mother?” As I go through the day I still am haunted by all the questions: the “woulda, coulda, shoulda,” done questions, yes, even after a year and…
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The Lost Christmas Eve
It may be a long night. I’m sitting here listening to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra album called “The Lost Christmas Eve.” I’m on the second repeat so far. There will probably be many more. When I get in these moods, I can listen to the same music over and over for hours. The lost Christmas Eve……
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Another Birthday
Today is Richard’s birthday. He would be/is 24 today. This one has been harder than the last. Last year his birthday was just 3 months from his death. In fact, we had just gotten his death certificate a couple of weeks before that. We were still numb. The Novocain of early grief has worn off. Richard was…
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Note To Rush Limbaugh
Dear Rush, I was listening to your program this afternoon when you told us about your friends, the Hasara family – the one’s that became a part of this terrible club. It was a story that brought a lump to my throat. We’re getting close to the second time we’ve had to celebrate our son Richard’s…