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…

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…

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…

Finding Gratitude in the Blink of an Eye by Sheryl Wilde “Blink once for yes, or twice for no.” Heather Van Alstine, Director of Nursing, Mountain Shadows – Riverside, stands at Oliver’s bedside every morning. She leans in, waiting, watching, praying that maybe…