A personal look back on the year that was for us a time of personal tragedy and a time where hope and dreams triumph.

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On October 11th, we went as a family to participate in the Walk to Remember event held at Triad Park. This event serves as a fund raiser for the heartstrings group to support its ability to run counseling sessions for families that lost a child during pregnancy and birth. This video is from photos taken [...]

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Last Sunday, we went to Lewisville Town Square for a remembrance ceremony operated on behalf of Heartstrings in partnership with Forsyth Hospital for the children we lost during pregnancy and birth. Every family had given balloons in remembrance of their lost one and after the prayer and dedication, we all released our balloons into the [...]

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Part of the photo collection, Nicholas’s Room, that features the room and some of its furnishings that was created for Nicholas’s stay.

Today, the parents returned home to Canada and for the first time since the first week in April, it will be just us at home.They, along with Andrea’s parents in the first week after Nicholas’s death, have given immeasurable support when we needed most. They helped take care of many of the details in running [...]

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He looks so restful

Looking back on my old site for what it cost to have Madeleine in 2005, I came across this old post
In the last few days, I have been receiving notices from my health insurance plan on payments posted on my account for the services provided for the birth of Madeleine and the care of her [...]

The ultrasound came through and we will have a boy arriving around April 24th. Nicholas Kennedy will be his name and by all tests so far, he looks to be healthy one.
Now, I guess I will have to start trading in the pink blankets for blue ones.