A huge Christmas dinner followed by some Chinese Food the next day was the first time I had an attack. I wasn’t sure what the attack was, but I knew that it was horrific pain that felt like heart burn but was unaffected by antacids. Dr. Google and my mom pretty clearly diagnosed it as […] Read more…
I’ve been saving this #TreasureTuesday photo since the weekend. My Dad told me last week that he had come across some of his own “treasures” in the photo files. Photos of Zack that he didn’t think that I’d seen yet. So, on Saturday, a special surprise came in my inbox with the subject line “a […] Read more…
I never want to forget the signs around me. It’s when I need them most and when I ask Zack for them, that they have been revealed to me. I write them here to preserve my memory, to share with all of you who may need to believe that signs exist, and to make it […] Read more…
This time of year, right after Halloween, begins the holiday season, Christmas parties and shopping for the perfect gifts.I have two special little people in mind this holiday who will be getting the Big Hugs Elmo from us. While I sure do wish that it was under our own tree for Zack, I will give […] Read more…
Yesterday, at a lunch with my contact at the York Central (Mackenzie Health) Foundation, I heard sad news of their plans to move the pediatric unit, only months after we celebrated the recognition and not even 6 months after the rooms were all painted. It turns out that with more babies being born at our […] Read more…
It started way back in the office at the Footprints Therapy. Zackie was going to see his Osteopath for a practise that I still don’t fully understand, but totally and completely value. The therapist told me that I reminded her of another mom- Dana Florence…a mom who had triplets with cerebral palsy but that in the face […] Read more…
I’ve been in a funk.Trying to find where I’m going… The last few weeks have been rough. Sad, confusing and even depressing. With the completion of Zack’s Dream Room, I’m left wondering…. what’s next? I’ve been really spending a lot of time thinking about how this last year has completely changed my life in ways […] Read more…
The two days that it took to create Zack’s Dream Room are days that I will truly never forget. Surrounded by the nurses who cared for Zack during his sickest days, neighbours who used to sneeze to make Zack laugh, our own family who had been waiting anxiously, and designers who translated the essence of […] Read more…
I know what it’s like to have a child in the hospital for a long period of time. I know what it’s like to be away from family and friends while you spend days with your sick child within the 4 walls of the hospital room. I’ve met amazing families who have had to […] Read more…
The following article was posted in the Richmond Hill Liberal on February 18th, 2012. The special section called “The Heartbeat of Our Community” was centred around York Central Hospital Foundation. I wanted to share this, as it really captured the essence behind Zack’s Dream Room and how much it means to us. Community rallies to […] Read more…