by Heather Straughter | Dec 10, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, So the time has come and we are in Lake Placid. We got here last night and have a pretty perfect room right on the lake with lots of space and treats waiting for us when we checked in. It immediately made me think that you would have liked it. Had you been...
by Heather Straughter | Dec 8, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, So it has been a full year, almost to the minute that you left me. I am actually sort of happy that some of the exact times are lost on me – it was around 6:30 that things got ugly last year and I think it was around 8:01 that your death certificate...
by Heather Straughter | Dec 6, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, The other day, another little fighter went up to Heaven. It has been on my mind pretty much non-stop for the last few weeks that I have been following her story. It makes me think of you and of her family. Her mom and dad that are getting used to a new...
by Heather Straughter | Dec 1, 2011 | Events
Thank you to Cantina for donating 50% of all sales on December 7th to Jake’s Help From Heaven! The restaurant was filled with diners and those picking up take-out to support Jake’s Help From Heaven. The rainy, cold day did not stop people from coming out...
by Heather Straughter | Dec 1, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, A week from today is December 8th, a week from yesterday is the night you died. Tonight is the Victorian Stroll. We didn’t go last year because it was cold and you were in a spica and it seemed too damn hard. We didn’t know it would’ve...
