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.
I was looking at this photo in Nicky’s bedroom last night and as I pointed to it, I told Nicky… “Look, weren’t you just simply adorable”? I kept staring at it, and staring at it, marveling how good Nicky looked in this picture, like a normal 9 month old, then I...
As some of you know, I am writing a book about my son’s life with EB. I subtitled it ‘A Mother’s Story’ because while I try to stay true to Nicky’s feelings and trials, it’s a tale from my prospective, a mother’s prospective, and what I learned during this 18...
A quick note! I just updated Nicky’s blog at CaringBridge… I talk about his throat surgery, and lots of good news! Here’s the link! http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nickyz/journal/ On another note, I’ve been wanting to repost this BLOG I wrote for the EB Info World website about a year ago because it’s still and always will be...
This past week we were fortunate enough to visit Legoland-a friend who did a fundraiser for us bought us the tickets, of which I will forever be grateful. I wish I could convey in words how much fun Nicky had in this trip and how nice everyone was to us...
I got hit with a big blow yesterday, one I’ve known all along nonetheless. As the DNA results came back that Nicky did in late April at Stanford to find out if he’s eligible for the skin graft trials, I’ve been trying to decipher them myself. I will talk to...
Nicky’s having a rough time right now. Just when he was able to clear his throat by chocking up a piece of skin-not a pleasant thing, since now he has a wound in his throat that needs to heal-he is now dealing with a big piece of skin torn from...
Just a quick post! Jodi Champagne, who is the photographer who documented my son Nicky’s life with Epidermolysis Bullosa, was recently interviewed by an online video magazine and this is the interview. Get the Book exclusively at BLURB http://www.blurb.com/b/5024440-courage-under-wraps and on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/courage-under-wraps/id803462653?mt=11 Post Views: 3,549
I know there are some out there who think they know what the life of an EB mom is like. Maybe you’re an EB (Epidermolysis Bullosa) mom yourself, and this is your truth, but to others, this may be a surprise, or even a revelation. Here’s what my life it’s...
Two years ago it became clear that Nicky’s power chair was on its last leg. The chair was 6 years old and it was literally falling apart. Not only that, Nicky was 9 when he got it, and he was now 15, he barely fit into the thing anymore. The...
I came across this picture of Nicky the other day while transferring photos from one computer to another and I had to stop and admire it. This is Nicky, he was 2.5 years old, with a needle in his hand, poking his own blood blister on his wrist. Just the...
As many of you know, I don’t post photos of Nicky’s wounds on Facebook because they’ve been deleted many times because people “report’ them. I’ve been blocked and my account has even been suspended by my intent to simply show what EB is. People are disturbing and can be quite...
I feel the need to vent this morning, so thank you for letting me do that! OK, here goes. A few months ago I posted a blog on the EB Info World website about the crazy notion that Every EB patient is different. I was inspired to write that blog...
I must admit, it’s not easy for me to post photos of Nicky’s wounds. When I do, I put them here on my blog so there is no chance of them getting deleted by some jerk who thinks I am exploiting my child. When this happens, and I was called...
Good Morning to all my friends. I feel a little chatty this morning, so please indulge me! One of the most interesting assumptions people have about me because I live in the Southwest part of the United States with my name spelled with a ‘i’ instead of the English-ized version...
