November 9, 2018
Several weeks before Lauren passed away, maybe a little longer, she started to reach out to a few girls that were old time friends. These were friends she had in high school. None were connected to the issues that had Read more…
November 2, 2018
As Our family is heading into the Holiday season I have been a little caught off guard by my expectation. For us, Christmas was always a time of great fun and plenty of celebration. As a child growing up my Read more…
October 11, 2018
One of the things that gripped me when we began to understand the magnitude of Laurens struggle with anxiety and anorexia was how it impacted our whole family. I remember whispering to God, “God if this is what families in Read more…
October 5, 2018
I am sorry honey, there is nothing I can do. This week’s image is from one of my favorite pictorialist photographers. His name is Henry Peach Robinson and he was a strong proponent of composite photography, long before there was Read more…
September 7, 2018
I remember the first day we visited Lauren while she was at a residential program for eating disorders in Massachusetts. It was the evening of the day of her intake. We were crammed into a small corner of the Read more…
August 31, 2018
I wish there were some things I could go back and change … but not this. In June of 2016 LaLa entered treatment at an eating disorder center in Massachusetts. It was a disquieting experience for all of us. While Read more…
August 10, 2018
Very few things could break a parents heart more than seeing your child in pain while others look on with indifference. One of the things that bothered Lauren the most was when people would discover she was addicted to heroin Read more…
July 27, 2018
One of the hardest days of our lives was the day we received a phone message from a Hospital. The caller explained that Lauren had passed out at a local coffee shop. EMS was called, and she was in the Read more…
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