Fireflies In The Park

Hello everyone. Things have been very tough lately. We found out this week that another family we were close to at Sloan lost their battle as their son passed on to the next phase of life. We wish them well. Michelle had a rough time on Tuesday as well as she broke down thinking of AA. Tuesday evening we went to the Compassionate Friends bereavement group in Manhattan and had a nice experience. We met some nice people that are going through similar experiences. What is nice about Compassionate Friends is that the loved ones lost have passed from all different scenarios. They are not only for families of cancer patients. We saw that many people have also suffered extreme tragedy and we wish them continue prayers and support. One activity that we liked from the group was when every one had a chance to tell a funny story of your loved one. My choice was of when I asked Andrew Aidan who was his daddy and he pointed to me and said "Bob the Builder". That was vintage AA. Always on his toes with the greatest responses. Afterwards Michelle and I walked to Madison Square Park and shared memories of AA while enjoying a night time snack at the Shake Shack. All in all it was another hard day which brought with it love, joy, tears, sadness and longing.
Roi