Mom life...

This man was and is still an inspiration. I hope I can face life with half the courage he did - the world lost a beautiful soul on August 8th. I will miss you dearly, Ray. I feel his little corner of the interweb needs more reading.  

Obit (an acceptable word in Words With Friends)

“August 8, 2016. Urbana, Illinois.

I died. Presumably from respiratory failure. An obituary is generally a short account of someone’s life but if you have read the blog you know my story so I’m not going to repeat it here. But it occurred to me that someone newly diagnosed with ALS may stumble across my little corner of the interweb looking for advice. The only advice I would offer that person would be the same advice I’d offer anyone.

It may sound simplistic but it can change your life if you live by it. And that is if there is something that is important to you to do or say, do it. Do it now. That’s all.

Tonight my daughter (who is four) walked up to me with her plastic bowl like a beautiful delicate platter and said “ahem - would you like a bamboo cracker, mom?”