Sandy Hook Families: Please Don’t Do It
Each time another tragedy befalls our country which involves gun violence, the media is quick to exploit it. Sorry, that’s just the truth. You don’t hear the media and politicians screaming to outlaw knives or gasoline or alcohol. But still there are families all around the United States whose family members are killed by stabbings [...]
Newtown, CT: Holiday Rollercoaster
I sit here looking out to the window. Anticipated bad weather is on the move toward us. My mind is racing in so many directions I don’t know which one I should or could concentrate on. I’m exhausted. The happenings of this past week have been something I never thought I would ever have to [...]
Identification of My Murdered Baby
The Connecticut State police has graciously assigned a member of their force to be with us right now. In a strange way, it’s comforting to keep the media at bay. In another way, I can’t keep from feeling how much more comforted I would have felt had they been at my child’s side when the [...]
Waking Up Without My Murdered Child
My eyes open. I see the same ceiling I’ve looked at each morning for all these years. It doesn’t look any different. In my peripheral vision, I see my husband curled up next to me. He has the blanket over his head. I’m exhausted. I lay here so still. I can hear my breath. And [...]
Navy Seal’s Dog Grieves Too
There is nothing more tragic than when good men, among the most elite in our military service, are killed in battle. But when 30 are killed in one crash, the nation should mourn. And the leaders of our country should stand up and proclaim a national day of mourning with flags lowered in their memory. [...]
