Archive for June 2023
Come Back Up! Come Back Up, Elias!
Come Back Up! Come Back Up, Elias! by Sheryl Wilde He knew what he had to do. It was the hardest thing imaginable for a father to do. But he did it because it was the right, the only thing, to do. And he did it because it was a promise he made to her…
Read MoreCome Closer and Touch His Cheek
Come Closer and Touch His Cheek by Sheryl Wilde This child of mine you stare at so, Please come closer so you will know Just who my child is and what I see When those sweet eyes stare back at me. The only muscles he has that function normally are in his face. He has…
Read MoreChicken Nuggets & French Fries Forever
Chicken Nuggets & French Fries Forever by Sheryl Wilde Dylan was born with massive brain damage. Steve, his father, was already struggling with alcohol at the time. And having Dylan threw him over the edge. “The doctors, they really didn’t tell me what was going on. I just knew Dylan had massive brain damage. When…
Read MoreRiding Her Coattails to Heaven
Riding Her Coattails to Heaven by Sheryl Wilde At last count, she’d had 24 operations in her 38 years on this planet. And he was waiting there, in the hospital recovery room with a warm blanket, after each one. “They would never let me into the operating room,” says Jeff Barnson, father of Mountain Shadows…
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