Butterfly Child

July 23, 2019

Nicky’s Life Part 72

October 1999 – Nicky’s first official visit to the Pumpkin Patch! He was almost 3 years old. More of Nicky’s life in the book –> http://www.butterflychildamothersjourney.com/ Post Views: 2,470

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March 5, 2019

Nicky’s Life Part 70

June 2000 – Nicky was just a little over 3 years old in this picture hugging Barney. He loved Barney and Teletubbies, Sesame Street and Blue’s Clues, he would watch them all day long, over and over again. At the time he could walk OK, albeit very carefully and slowly,...

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February 2, 2018

Enter to win my book “Butterfly Child”!!!

I have a new giveaway!!!! Enter to win my book “Butterfly Child”!!!! Simply click on this link to be entered into the drawing… (US Only) https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/6879cf350fff1481 Good Luck!!! Post Views: 2,674

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December 14, 2017

Nicky’s Life Part 59

August 1998 – When we spent several months in Italy in 1998 so that my parents could help me take care of Nicky, I had the opportunity to have my little guy spend quality time with my Nonna Rina, which is Nicky’s great-grandma (BisNonna). We would go visit her often...

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April 21, 2017

Nicky’s Life Part 54

July 2013 – Nicky, 16.5 years old, on the deck of our cruise ship as it was approaching Dawes Glacier. Following is an excerpt from the Book “Butterfly Child”. In early 2012 a woman from the Scott Ward-Schofield Memorial Fund contacted me. This Charity was formed to raise awareness for...

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March 9, 2017

Nicky’s Life Part 53

December 1998 – Nicky, 2 years old, showing off his straight ‘new’ hand after surgery. Following is an excerpt from the Book “Butterfly Child”. The hand itself, thanks to my hellish efforts did heal up straight, but for a while there I thought it wouldn’t. As wonderful and caring the...

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September 22, 2016

Nicky’s Life Part 44

December 2008 – Nicky in his Mecca! He was 12 years old in this picture at a GameStop at the Antelope Valley Mall. When Nicky was 4 years old I bought an old SuperNintendo so I could teach him to play Mario Kart; I loved that game! I thought that...

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November 19, 2015

Nicky’s Life Part 20

June 2009 Nicky with one of the Ducks one of the moms makes for all the campers. Nicky has many ducks at this point, since he’s been going to Camp Wonder since 2003. To read more about the story behind the Ducks, please go read Amy’s story HERE! He graduated...

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November 12, 2015

Nicky’s Life Part 19

August 2008 – Nicky at the beach. It was not exactly a fun day for him. After a while we had to make sure he was under a big umbrella with a wet towel around his neck. At one point he inched closer and closer to the water, so that...

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November 5, 2015

Nicky’s Life Part 18

June 2007, Nicky’s graduation from 5th grade with his AIDE Mrs. Drossel (behind him) and his teacher Ms. Hernandez. More of Nicky’s story in the book… Thank you so much for your support!! http://www.butterflychildamothersjourney.com/?page_id=19 Love & Light,   Post Views: 2,528

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October 29, 2015

“Butterfly Child” Book Excerpt Read by Me :-)

It’s EB Awareness week and I wanted something to illustrate EB without being “graphic”, so I decided to read an excerpt from my book, “Butterfly Child“. This is the beginning of Chapter 4, when we took Nicky home from the hospital. Here I describe the first month of having Nicky...

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August 31, 2015

Where to get the Best Deals for my Books!

I know everyone likes Amazon, but if you knew how big of a cut they get, you’d be surprised! Hence, unless you’re downloading the eBooks for the Kindle, the best deals can be found directly from the publisher. So, here’s the scoop on the best deals for my books! eBooks Kindle...

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August 19, 2015

New Caringbridge Blog and More News!

I just updated Nicky’s Caringbridge Blog this morning…. Thank you for your support and thank you for allowing me to vent. http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nickyz MORE NEWS! The Audiobook of Losing Alex​ will be available shortly. It’s so exciting for me! Also, I was able to lower the cost of my book Butterfly...

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