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17 Years After Tragedy Strikes: Moving On

This is the conclusion on a 3 part series. To visit part 1 click here, to visit part 2 click here. So why was it after almost 17 years I lay awake grieving and feeling guilty about my friend Joy’s accident? I have hit a point in my life where there is a tremendous amount of contentment. I have a wonderful husband who is a great provider, two beautiful boys who’ve fulfilled my dreams of being a mother, a nice home, the coolest dog… I feel humbled and undeserving of such goodness. Joy will be turning twenty-nine this year and … Continue reading →

17 Years After Tragedy Strikes: In the Midst

This is part 2 of a 3 part series. To visit part 1, click here. As I sat sobbing in the store frightened that my friend was dead after being struck by a truck, the cashier just held me. She offered to call my mom and I gave her the number. I waited around twenty minutes. My mom didn’t come. I decided to head toward home when I saw my mom in the road with Joy and the paramedics. I selfishly felt hurt that my mom was helping Joy and there was no longer anyone to hold me. I learned … Continue reading →

17 Years After Tragedy Strikes: Prior To It All

Special needs aren’t always acquired before or at birth. Sometimes parents of perfectly healthy children find themselves in a situation where they have to make peace with a terrible accident that has changed their child forever. This is a true story written by someone who was just a child and was there when one of her own friends was involved in an accident. The other night I was lying awake in bed plagued by guilt due to something that happened almost 17 years ago. I knew in my heart I shouldn’t have felt this way, but I couldn’t seem to … Continue reading →