Comments on: Introduction

By: Incomparableness

Incomparableness — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:01:52 +0000

Somehow i missed the point. Probably lost in translation Anyway … nice blog to visit.

cheers, Incomparableness.

By: Norma

Norma — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:32:03 +0000

Daniel,

I’ve read your blog and was so touched by it. It hit home even more in April when my cousin lost her 8 year old grandson to a brain anuerism (sp). They are still lost and as you know, things will never be the same. I’v wanted to forward them here but they are not ready for anything right now. Please keep us posted on your book and I’d like to wish you and your family the best. Thank you.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:50:58 +0000

Daniel,

I’m so glad to see that you’re making your blog into a book. The prose is beautiful and it resonates with your deep radio-announcer voice. I look forward to re-reading it in published form. There’s nothing like a good book, and I know this will be a great one.

Love,

Cynthia (OHS ‘79)

By: Patti

Patti — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:03:02 +0000

Elena is still trying to get my attention (as if she ever lost it). I sent a perfectly healthy Sarah to school to today, only to be called 2 hours later to pick her up. She was sick and needed to go home. Do you realize that we had a snow day on 2/22 with no snow and now on 3/3, I’m home with a “sick” kid.

I was rereading the birthday entry from just after she died. I had forgotten about the chia pet story and wanted to share the rest of it with you. My father gave the girls chia pets for Christmas. I wasn’t worried about Jack not getting one. I had Scooby stashed in my closet. Kim had given it to me before we moved. Scooby, joined by Garfield and Donkey, spent the holiday season growing in my living room.

I’m thinking of all of you today. I hope you are able to make the trek to IHOP. If not, maybe some of those rainbow pancakes?? We love you.

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:11:33 +0000

Hey Daniel,

I check in on you and your family, on occasion. I think Elena and Owen have something in common. They are children of love. What child could ask for more?

We have not yet passed the one-year anniversary of Owen’s death. You are farther along this path, and I think of your family often. I’m sending you a message of love, as that is all I have to give.

Love in loss, and hope for the future,
Linda
Owen’s and Nat’s mom

p.s. You know where to find me. Call or email me if you ever want to talk. Not about work, for that is a subject that means so much less, than our bond in losing our kids. I’m here.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:44:54 +0000

I remember when Katie told me about her friend, Elena. I never met her but I cried all night thinking about you, Kim, and Maggie. I cried because the news caused my best friend to hurt and my goddaughter was hurting… and I wanted to come all the way to Cleveland and stop the hurting for all of you.

By: Tiffani

Tiffani — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:49:07 +0000

I just found this blog maybe a month ago. I don’t really even know how. I read the entire thing in one day. I tried to stop (so I could get some work done) but that didn’t happen. I was sad that the blog seemed to be over. Seemed that there may not be another post. Today, I checked it again and to my surprise there was a post! Nice to see you writing again. Not sure if I should really even be reading this right now since I have 2 girls (ages 3 and 7), and they are both home sick today. I worry. Even before this blog, I worried. My heart goes out to you and your family. I can’t imagine, nor do I want to. I just want you to know you have a new reader. I look forward to the book, but hope the blog continues as well.

It is very nice to meet you and your family virtually. It is a beautiful family.

By: Jill B.

Jill B. — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:34:18 +0000

On the anniversary I spent the evening at a friend’s house. We lit my yahrzeit candle and she said the kaddish. Then we sat quietly for a while, listening to classical violin music and the crackling of the log in her fireplace. She was dog-sitting an old, fairly sickly Australian Cattle Dog who doesn’t warm up to new people very easily. He came over to me, put his grizzled white chin on my knee, and looked up at me. It’s like he knew.

By: Jackie Danicki » Dear Elena

Jackie Danicki » Dear Elena — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 02:59:02 +0000

[...] can’t believe it has been two years since little Elena died. Posted by Jackie Danicki [...]

By: Shelley

Shelley — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:54:45 +0000

I came here today thinking about you all, and am so grateful that you are thinking about making your thoughts and memories more widely available.

I recorded my six year-old son and I singing a duet and thought of you and Elena when I posted it to my blog.

(http://butwait.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post_21.html, if you want to surf over and hear it)