• The Second One.

    The Second One.

    The story that sparked this website.

  • Homecoming.

    Homecoming.

    It’s time.

  • Here’s Rehab

    “There is hope even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” – John Green I left my husband in Ankeny today and I loathed every second of it. Please don’t get me wrong – the facility is top notch and the staff are all dolls… I just don’t like being…

  • From my Perspective

    To process everything from the past weeks, I just need to start writing. I want to be able to remember this, so this was that day, from my perspective. 5/31/25 Saturday morning, I woke up around 7 am, which is pretty early for me, but I was working the 9 am-10 pm shift,…

  • Nothing Like Before

    Nothing Like Before

    Derek made leaps and bounds within the first 24 hours. His scar is wicked huge. The doctors weren’t very communicative our first or second night at the UIHC. I was disappointed. Granted, I didn’t really know what I was expecting but it was something … more. We’ve all heard “We’re…