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.
This is part 9 of an infinite series of photos I am posting on the Facebook page I have for the book I wrote about my journey raising my son with RDEB (Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa) called Butterfly Child. I am posting a few images from Nicky’s life and commenting on either what was...
I know this is not a popular stance, or maybe it is, but if living with a child (he may be 18 now, but he’s still my child and will always be-and he will always live with me!) with a rare form of Epidermolysis Bullosa has taught me, is that...
From My Book “Butterfly Child” Love & Light, Post Views: 5,510
My new giveaway for my book “Butterfly Child” is now live! Enter for a chance to one 1 of 2 Autographed copies! Autographed by both Nicky and I nonetheless!! Here’s the link! –> https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/150684-butterfly-child Thank you so much for your support… and if you have already a copy, please consider leaving...
As I posted yesterday, wound pics generate a barrage of negative comments on Facebook, they usually end up being reported and deleted, which is why I don’t post them there anymore. It’s just not worth getting banned over them when I can just post them here. This is EB-more specifically,...
I came across a reddit page yesterday that deeply disgusted and disturbed me. The title of the post was this: “If I found out my child had that (EB), I would kill them in their sleep.” This is sadly not the first time (and it won’t be my last) where...
I was touching Nicky’s new skin on his foot the other night while changing bandages, and while it looked great and normal, just touching it I could tell that a tiny little movement across his skin with my finger would tear it right off. The other foot was plagued with...
Just before my 30th birthday I found out I was pregnant with my first baby. All my friends were already mothers and I had wanted a baby for so long that this pregnancy ended up being something surreal. I walked on air for the entire 9 months, it truly was...
This is part 6 of an infinite series of photos I am posting on the Facebook page I have for the book I wrote about my journey raising my son with RDEB (Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa) called Butterfly Child. I am posting a few images from Nicky’s life and commenting on either what was...
It has become apparent over the years that 9 times out of 10, when Nicky tells me his foot is really “bad”, I need to brace myself. This is what I braced myself for a couple of weeks ago… After I took off the bandages, big areas of skin just...
This is part 5 of an infinite series of photos I am posting on the Facebook page I have for the book I wrote about my journey raising a child with RDEB called Butterfly Child. I am posting a few images from Nicky’s life and commenting on either what was going on at...
One would think that after 18+ years, nothing about EB would surprise me anymore. Well, it does. EB still manages to shock us at what it can do and how it manifests itself. Last night as I was taking off a bandage from Nicky’s upper left arm, it looked as...
On the Facebook page I have for the book I wrote about my journey raising a child with RDEB called Butterfly Child, I started posting a few images from Nicky’s first years and commenting on either what was going on at the time or explaining things about the picture per...
I updated my Caringbridge Blog today (here’s the link–> http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nickyz/journal/view/id/554ba814f02065dc3614f506) and I also posted a photo on my Butterfly Child Book Facebook Page and I talk about the pain and suffering that Nicky endures. It’s not easy. EB sucks. It’s been two years now since I had to start giving Nicky...
