Our daily journal chronicling Benjamin’s leukemia diagnosis, his 772 days of treatment, his life, his death, and his unparalleled bravery.
on It’s been a long thirty days. Today is the last day of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. I understood going into September that this national, annual campaign is an opportunity to capitalize on people’s attentiveness. To educate, to advocate, and to fundraise for research. This was true last September as well, and during the Septembers when… Continue Reading September
on He’s been gone from his body For forty weeks and four days. For forty weeks and four days, He grew inside my body. As he grew inside my body, From a love to a sprout, From a grape to an ultrasound, My God, I was huge, From a phone call to a groaning cake, From… Continue Reading Forty Weeks + Four Days
on Sweet Mother Mary, Please help me through these next forty days. Carry me to his great grandmother’s house for Thanksgiving. Help me see his shadow in the pine trees. Help me hear his laughter in the crackling fire. Help me hold space for his father, who used to find such comfort there, and for his… Continue Reading Sweet Mother Mary