“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” ~Thich Nhat… Continue Reading Day 768/140
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Day 762/134
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. ~First Law of Thermodynamics Benjamin, our brave, sparkly child, is dying. I realized today that I never actually believed this would happen. Not… Continue Reading Day 762/134
Day 755/127
Benjamin’s procedures have all been completed safely. He slept comfortably through almost everything. Now, we wait, as we have done so many times before. I stayed awake through Benjamin’s first… Continue Reading Day 755/127
Day 753/125
It was still dark this morning when Benjamin woke up wincing. He said he’d had a bad dream. I asked him to tell me about it, he said he forgot, and went… Continue Reading Day 753/125
Day 733/105
We are still waiting. Benji and I were up late last night. He is feeling so much better, and he wanted to make a round of his homemade soda for… Continue Reading Day 733/105
Day 711/83
Hope is such a strange and morphing creature. This morning, the fog was so thick outside our window that it masked the world below. Nothing else was visible. With the… Continue Reading Day 711/83