by Heather Straughter | Oct 26, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, I write this to you this morning after an eventful morning. Ethan has some strange bruising on his thighs and when we took him to the doctor this morning he had to get some stat blood work. We went to the hospital and both of us felt tense driving in. I...
by Heather Straughter | Oct 26, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, We got out of the car last night and it was a cold and crisp fall night. It was close to bedtime so I was rushing Ethan along and he stopped in the middle of the sidewalk and said “Good Night Jake” looking straight up. It was such a clear night...
by Heather Straughter | Oct 22, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, Yesterday your Mom found herself in another random experience. As you know, this is nothing new but I feel like I have had a few of these days that really stand out since you left me. Yesterday I helped out a friend that I met through you in a way –...
by Heather Straughter | Oct 20, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, This whole week has me thinking about you all the time. I keep trying not to get stuck in the moment you died but instead go to all the many moments before. This time of year seems so hard, maybe the hardest of all the “firsts” and I think...
by Heather Straughter | Oct 17, 2011 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, I read a blog the other day by a mom who lost her daughter. She wrote about where her daughter is buried and how over the years she has gotten to know so many more kids that are buried there. She wasn’t talking about Greenridge but another cemetery...
