As five years approach, June 24th, I can’t figure out what that means. I never will. Time will always keep passing. What I do know is that for the last […]...

I always say grief can sneak up on you. May 22 seems so insignificant anymore because I miss Melina everyday. Yet my heart can never forget. Diagnosis day. Five years […]...

Recently this word came up in discussions at work and with my friends. It’s so interesting for me because as a mental health counselor, I’ve always told everybody our purpose […]...

As a counselor I have spent time learning, studying, and helping others understand the stages of grief. And, in my life, I have lost people whom I’ve dearly loved. However, […]...

Over the last four years my life has been divided. Life with my Melina, life prior to a brain tumor, and life without Melina. I hate that. I hate how […]...

Melina, You will always be my reason. You will always be my why. You will always be my beautiful baby. I got up today, I didn’t want too. I walked […]...

A day I will forever hear “there is a mass on your daughter’s brain.” Life, as I know it will never exist the way it did before this day. I […]...

Grief and time. This is a topic of conversation I recently had with one of my closest friends. We talked about how when grief first starts you don’t remember days, […]...

I have been thinking a lot about our Foundation lately. I don’t know if it’s because of Christmas and it’s just that time of reflection, but I see more of […]...

Baby girl. I hate this. I hate all of this. Today is just not right. Today is a day that mommy wants so much to make you proud. But honestly […]...