1 year

How many agonizing minutes is that? My brain cannot do that math....

Life is weird....I miss Brendan so very much....but I miss the way life used to be even more. Losing a child makes to many things complicated.

Today, I mourn the life I used to have....that includes you Brendan Austin....you were suffering so much....more than we knew.  But I miss my old life.....

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