Nervous and excited! That was beautifully coined by a good friend of mine recently. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Worry – For my daughter
Over the past three and a half years, I have watched, observed, and worried for my daughter Raffi, who is now officially a teen. Jesse came into her life when she was two and was first her daddy Jesse then her daddy. He connected with her in ways that to this day, I cannot copy. Her heart, along with mine were shattered on May 8, 2014 when I came home to find that he had killed Bella, her sister, and himself. Continue reading
New House
I want to start out to say that I am and have been grateful that I was able to find and buy another home after Jesse and Bella died. I can’t imagine the amount of messed up I would be having to stay in the house where it happened. I can barely drive by it and only have three times over the past three plus years. Continue reading
Ripping the rose colored glasses off
I have the privilege and honor to go to Massachusetts the beginning of November to share my story. After Jesse and Bella died, it became my mission and passion to work to prevent tragedies like mine. Over the years that has also transformed to support people after theirs. Continue reading
Ripples
I was on vacation last week, and the first part, as you read was in a peaceful setting in beautiful upstate NY. I anxiously awaited going to Long Island to see my dad, who has been quite ill and in the hospital over the last month. The beginning of the week, I questioned whether this would be the last visit. A lot of emotions swirled around as you can imagine. Continue reading