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Moping, Coping and Hoping through the loss of my only child to Leukemia.

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  • No Respect

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 09:00 in angry, cemetery, bereaved parent, infant loss, child loss, babies die

    To the man who has twice in the last week allowed his dogs to roam free and treat the cemetery like their personal bathroom... what is wrong with you? Where is your respect? Can't you see the love and care that people have put into these grave s...

  • October 15th

    Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 15:24 in infant loss, babies die

     Tonight we remember our children together. The death of a baby is like a stone cast into the stillness of a quiet pool; the concentric ripples of despair sweep out in all directions, affecting many, many people. --De Frain, 1991 Peyton Eli...

  • Shock and Awe

    Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 23:01 in infertility, anger, infant loss, random mutterings, babies die, overwhelmed and frustrated, my baby is dead

    I remember in the early days of the Iraq War hearing alot about "Shock and Awe," the practice of overwhelming the enemy with force rapidly as a means to stun them into submission and break their will. I think that is where I am tonight, in the "Shock...

  • Lucky

    Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 07:57 in how lucky, infant loss, child loss, babies die, peoples stupid comments

    This morning we had a visit from the contractor who is doing some repairs on our house. Yes, since Peyton died, our house has inexplicably fallen apart. At first I thought it was God's way of trying to distract us from the hell that we were going th...

  • "Moving On"

    Posted on Wednesday May 27th, 2009 at 14:42 in injustice, moving on, bereaved parent, infant loss, babies die, peyton elizabeth binder

    Over the last several months, many well intentioned people in my life have told me that it is time to move on. I always wonder when people say this to me what reaction they’re anticipating, usually imagining that they expect it to be something alon...