A fav shot of Jaren and Me
February 17, 1971 – June 2, 2009
The world is a poorer place without this son of mine in it. The past two years have seen less kindness, fewer laughs, flashes of brilliance that didn’t happen, music unwritten.
There is a part of me that would like to indulge today, to write out the experience, to talk about the shock of such a loss, the little I recall of the months that followed, the ways I attempt to cope, the erosion of my foundations and many changes, but I can’t.
What I can do, however, is take comfort from the fact that he is well missed by many and share a tribute.
My thanks to Todd Brock for the videos and the site, to Adam Orth, Tim Kirk, Damian Anastasio, Scott Lancaster, Orb Kamm, Liza Welshman, Tink Moss and many others who have let me know just how much impact Jaren had on their lives.
For Jennifer, Sam, Cj and Seb I am more grateful that I can ever express.
If you’d like to spend some time with Jaren, Todd’s memorial website is here.
A collection of my short stories:
I'm in this one, too ...
And I'm in here, as well ...
Paradise Preoccupied 
sandra . . .
More hugs:)
((((Sandra)))
((((Mel))))
Some stuff just sucks.
Your post today … well … more hugs …
Hello Sandra,
Just remembering you in this hard day for you, hope all is well and you can see the greatest things of life …
All my best wishes to you and yours,
Pivo Marquez …
Thank you … I’m remembering, too, and very thankful you did.
~sighs….hugs~
sending hugs today. many hugs. wish I had known you better then, but comfort going forward with warmest wishes is available in generous portions.
My heart is with you today Sandra. Celebrate the good that this life has to offer and try and bury the pain with Loving memories.
I’m so sorry, Sandra. I can tell that he touched so many lives. Thinking of you.
It’s a beautiful memorial website, Sandra. Such a tragic loss to endure. Sometimes things just don’t seem fair.
I am sorry Sandra, for such a terrible loss. I have been on-line only infrequently lately – my family arrived on June 3 our time, around the time you posted this.
In some respects it makes me feel sad that I was experiencing joy while you were experiencing sadness, but in other respects it is an indication that life continues – changed, but continues. I am sure he is watching over you in some way.
Thank you, Robyn.
It’s a good thing that personal pain is just that … personal … and that others can be touched, but without suffering.
Enjoy your family! And, yes, my son is with me always …