“How’s Charlie?" I’m asked that question at least five times each day. Sometimes more. Rarely less. Ever since I first shared the story and subsequent updates of my four-year-old son Charlie’s …
A Football Field… as Thanksgiving Table?
Tevin Westbrook, tight end for the University of Florida, was facing a mile deep, pitch-black sense of dark after dropping the football in what would have been a game winning play on Saturday. The …
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Charlie Update 2: Going Home
Today is a good day. Today, we pack up the cards, letters, gifts, baseballs, stuffed animals, and balloons. Today, we gleefully leave behind the cafeteria food, 8-inch TV, and fold-out …
My Son’s Brain Broke The Internet
If your internet was slow yesterday, I’m terribly sorry. My son’s brain broke the internet. Okay, maybe not. But it certainly seemed that way. Yesterday’s story about my son’s brain …
Today My Son Will Have Brain Surgery
Today my son will have brain surgery. I stare at that sentence in disbelief. Did I really just type that? Brain surgery is big. Brain surgery is hard. It's the yardstick by which all other …
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Friend for Life
My friend Sarah is a friend for life. This week, I have been under the weather. On Wednesday she texted: “I’m pulling out of my driveway with a hot pot of chicken broth.” She showed up minutes …