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Sleepless nights and anxiety have heightened my grief in such a way I feel like the wind has been knocked from my sail. My heart feels heavier than it normally does. The ache I carry every day hurts so much more. I’ve been blindsided by a massive way. Today, I’m missing my beautiful boy even…

Yesterday, we were absolutely humbled and honoured to have met District Superintendent Geoff Stewart. District Superintendent Geoff Stewart was away from the district for our Official Introduction and asked if he could meet with us when he returned. In his absence Acting Superintendent Scott Morrissey attended and it was an absolute pleasure to have met…

I feel so honoured Road Safety Commissioner Adrian Warner and Senior Sergeant Heath Soutar were our guest speakers at our Official Introduction on Saturday along with our guest Terry Townsend. These 3 men have played different roles in my life and I am extremely grateful for them all. Heath came into my life a couple…

I’m tired……..I’m overwhelmed………I’m angry and I’m just so sad. My heart hurts………….I want my Jacky Boy back and I can’t have him back. This is my grief, and it sucks. This is what it looks and feels like when someone has destroyed your whole world!!!! No one knows the struggles we face behind closed doors…

When your soul has been ravaged with such intense excruciating pain and you think you will never come out of the darkness there are certain people who show you your light. Early Wednesday morning, I was sipping my morning coffee when my phone rang. The phone startled me, at first, I thought I had won…

This week, 16th-23rd May is National Road Safety Week. My family and I have suffered at the hands of Road Trauma but never in a million years did I ever think my beautiful boy would become a statistic and we’d be forced to try and live our life without him. In 2017 Jack became the…

A day to celebrate the beautiful Mum’s in our life and a day to look at the beautiful babies we created and feel absolutely blessed. If only it wasn’t so bittersweet for so many people. No matter the circumstances of your life, no matter how long it has been, the pain is always present. Even…

There are always going to be moments I hold close to my heart, moments that I am grateful for despite the heart-breaking life I live now. On Jack’s Poker Run, I had a moment with a lovely young lady I am so grateful to have met. I was sitting down at our last stop of…

Jack’s anniversary always brings such immense sadness that it takes days and sometimes weeks to pull myself out of the black hole of grief. The last 2 weeks have been difficult. Devastatingly, 2 precious young boys recently lost their lives on our roads and this weekend, we have lost 2 more precious lives and 3…

Today’s mindfulness, taking 5 minutes out of my walk to just sit and watch the ducks. Walking brings calmness and peace to my chaotic mind. It reminds me to breathe. It reminds me to keep putting one foot in front of the other. There are some days I walk with a clear mind. Other days…

It seems appropriate to share this today. A friend shared this with me the other day, she said she thought of me when she read it. We’ve never met each other in person but our paths crossed after a Facebook post I wrote (after the driver who took Jack’s life, was sentenced) was shared. We’ve…