Monthly Archives: September 2015
The idea for the three sections or lifetimes in the book comes from a photograph. How that picture came into being was either the result of a simple misunderstanding or it was meant to be. Either way, the end result is the same. As the one-year anniversary of Kalei’s death drew near, my sister Karen asked if I had anything special planned for August 20th. I told her I was heading out to the cemetery first thing in the morning as I…..
If you would like to see the entire interview please go to CTV Calgary, click on CTV News at Noon, click on CTV News at Noon for Calgary September 21, 2015. You will have to ‘patiently’ wait through 2 commercials 🙁 and then drag the curser to 32:16 to view the entire interview.
From the day she was born I called Kalei, “My Sweetie Pie”. It wasn’t because she was that sweet in those early months; in fact she was such a colicky baby, even the older Grandmothers who knew ‘everything’ about babies would quickly hand her back to me because she would not stop crying. I called her that because it was her special name and made her feel loved. Growing up Kalei was quite precocious. When she was three years old…..
When I was asked to post my first official Forever Kalei’s Mom blog, it was suggested I begin with the question – why am I sharing my story? When I sat down to write my mind drew a blank. Not because I did not know the answer, but because I was thrown a bit by the realization that no one ever asks me that question. Why not? I think they believe they already know the answer. Invariably, when I tell…..
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