As I went back and reread this post, I clearly see I did little to hide my anger. I considered revising, but that would not be true to the “real and raw” approach you all seem to appreciate (or, at least tolerate). No getting away from it, today is painful. Very painful. Do the Math […]
Archives for May 2011
Tomorrow
Tomorrow I already feel myself starting to sink. The eighteen-month anniversary of Ryan’s brutal beating, inflicted by Jonathan May and Austin Vantrease, arrives within hours. Not that I should be surprised, this feeling has been building since one day after the seventeenth month. It’s like a slow drain; I cannot empty the emotions fast enough […]
It’s a Good Day
Kari Home for Summer At 1:00 AM last night, Kari officially is home for summer! I drove the Mesmer’s SUV to WVU last night, with Katie as my co-pilot. Well, not so much a co-pilot as a chatter-box. It made the time go by quickly! I was delighted to see Kari had just about everything […]
In for a Long Night
Nurse Calls Out Within an hour of being due to arrive, the nurse’s babysitter fell through. So, here I go with another thirty-six hour shift. But, not to worry, I have Duke here to help. Yep, he’s been here with me staring at the computer screen. I pulled up my computer camera and snapped […]
Joseph vs. UHC: Update
UHC Approves Care for Short While We know firsthand what this family is going through. It happened to us last summer when we were literally being told every Thursday of a decision to send Ryan home. For us, the most frustrating was were left in limbo to decided about renewing a lease. This life they […]