A Mother's Journey
My heartfelt book, Losing Alex, which I wrote after the loss of my first baby, Alex, who was stillborn at full term, is now officially an AudioBook and I couldn't be more proud and humbled by the amazing voice of Marsha Waterbury, for lending her talents for my story.
August 2007 – Nicky was 10 years old in this picture playing in the fancy fountains with Connor (almost 3) in front of the Royal Palace and Palazzo Madama of Turin, Italy. It was an unforgettable trip we took to celebrate my parent’s 50th anniversary. I saved money for years...
October 31, 1998 – Nicky was almost 2 years old on his 2nd Halloween. I decided to take him Trick-or-Treating at the mall and when we passed the Toy Store they had a new toy available, the Teletubbies dolls. Nicky LOVED the Teletubbies! He was in awe looking at the...
October 2003 – Nicky was almost 7 years old when Connor was born. He used to love to just look at him. At times I would put Connor in his bouncer next to Nicky so he could talk and play with him. They were so cute! It’s hard to believe...
July 2000 – Nicky was 3.5 years old in this adorable photo of him hugging Barney in our home in California City. By then I had already started wrapping his whole body as much as I could for protection. I hadn’t yet started wrapping with padding to prevent his itching,...
June 2009 – Nicky at Camp Wonder! He was about to get on the “Dryers” bus with several other boys from his cabin, many with EB like him, which took him to the Oakland A’s baseball game. This picture makes me smile. Totally “Nicky”!!! More of Nicky’s story in the...
June 2005 – This is a very special photo for me because it has all my three boys together, in the only way they can be together. I have this one framed in the house. Because Alex is buried in Arizona (at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Mesa), I...
Fall 2004 – This is actually a quite famous photo of Nicky, I used it for all kinds of things, LOL. It was taken at CHLA (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles) after the first round of iron infusions were over. He was soooo happy!!! It cracked me up. Just a few...
October 2002 – This is Nicky just before his 6th Birthday at Disneyland with Pooh. At this point he could still walk somewhat well, but not for long stretches. Every now and again he had to sit in his stroller to rest. His legs at the time were just… horrible....
November 2004 – Nicky was 8 years old here, back when I could still give him baths. I did put a little bleach in the water to kill infections, but not a whole lot. At the time the pain level was not as bad, plus his little brother, who was...
July 2001 – Nicky was 4.5 year old in this picture at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital @ Stanford. He had had a dilatation which is normally routine for him, but this particular time the Doctors were fearing a perforation, so they had to keep him several days to run test...
July 1997 – Nicky was a little over 7 months old here and the problems with his mouth are already quite evident. Because he could not swallow his own saliva due to the severe problems with his mouth and throat, he would drool endlessly. So much that I would usually...
October 2000 – Nicky was almost 4 years old in this photo. The red, swollen eye was caused by a combination corneal abrasion/wound inside the eyelid. Recessive Dystrophic EB means not only wounds on the outside skin, but also on all mucosal membranes, which include the eyes, mouth, throat and...
August 2011. This picture always makes me smile! We were at Universal Studios and it was majorly HOT. Nicky is always hot anyways and has a fan on him at all times because he’s covered in thick bandages. We sat in the Tour area and there were a ton of...
June 2010 – Nicky and his little brother Connor at Camp. Nicky was having one of those “corneal abrasions” we totally despise. As I write this he’s having another one. That’s when he somehow scratches his eye and it’s extremely painful and it takes a few days to heal. When...
