by Marie Beattie | Oct 2, 2021 | Marie's Blog
The calendar page keeps changing and yet the passage of time is still surreal. Every year I look back and reflect on where we started, where we are, and what new milestones we hope to achieve. Our anniversary date is one of the harder milestones to acknowledge in that...
by Marie Beattie | Mar 1, 2021 | Marie's Blog
Today is the first day of Brain Injury Awareness Month. The first awareness lesson is brain injury lasts longer than 30 days! In fact, today is DAY 3,804 for us. We have learned many lessons, and Corey and I continue to speak to other TBI families about the nuances,...
by Marie Beattie | Oct 2, 2020 | Marie's Blog
Ten years? What a milestone! Each anniversary gives pause to reflect on our journey. I must admit, this year I have been struggling to find the words and direction to summarize my thoughts; especially given the added weight of the recent world issues. I was recently...
by Marie Beattie | Dec 24, 2019 | Marie's Blog, Videos
Merry Christmas Eve. Our MIRACLE is receiving the gift of strength everyday to Never Give Up and Never Give In; no matter how tired, how fed up, or how busy we are, we try to keep moving forward. Don’t get me wrong…it’s hard, but TOGETHER we can do...
by Marie Beattie | Oct 2, 2019 | Marie's Blog
The number nine is not a big number until you attach its detail; 9 years equals 3,288 days. Each year as this day approaches, I go back and reread the anniversary posts chronicled within our blog. It’s a valuable exercise for perspective. Our daily focus is on Corey’s...
by Marie Beattie | Jun 17, 2019 | Marie's Blog
This morning, Facebook sent me a memory from June 2010, five months before Corey’s accident. I posted a family motto my parents used to recite to us: The difficult is easy; the impossible just takes a little longer. At that time, I was just past the first year of my...
