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The Beginning of the End

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                                                              "Fly, fly, precious one; Your endless journey has begun; Take your gentle happiness; Far too beautiful for this; Cross over to the other shore; There is peace forevermore; But hold this memory bittersweet; Until we meet.   ~ "Fly" (Celine Dion) I told you I would start with the end first. And I've put it off long enough. But, as I think about this, I don't think the end can be fully understood until I tell the steps leading up to it. I'm hoping that writing about it all will release some of the horror of it for me. I doubt it. But I'll try anything at this point.  I thank you in advance for being willing to read this because there is no way you will be immune from taking on a piece of my pain as you hear the full s...

I'm Glad I Didn't Know

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"And now I'm glad I didn't know; The way it all would end, the way it all would go; Our lives are better left to chance, I could have missed the pain; But I'd have had to miss the dance." ~ Garth Brooks, "The Dance" Courtney started this blog because, after years of keeping her cf journey to herself, she decided to open up and start sharing it with everyone. She didn't end up writing much on here but, what she did write, was poignant, direct and so well-written. Because Courtney and I were always a team, she invited me to write on here as well. So this became me and Courtney's blog. We are still a team and will be forever. So I will continue this blog to write ALL the many things I want to share about my beautiful Courtney, including her life, her hopes, her dreams, her wishes, her childhood, my memories and her fierce fight with the unforgiving disease that is cystic fibrosis.   When I sat by Courtney's bedside, held her hand and sai...