I N S P I R E

Children see.

Children hear.

Children feel.

Children hurt.

And they do so in pure silence.

In a second, a child's life can be shattered forever. Sad...yes. Real...yes.

Some have questioned my plight lately and I respect that. My shift was sudden and my passion prominent. It rolled a lot of heads, and to me that's a good thing. As most of you know I was touched by a little boy's fight after being shaken so strongly he was put into a coma.

As I started blogging, created WHIM and then drove a fundraiser I began to hear others stories about SBS, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Post Partum Depression and many other forms and degrees of abuse. I also heard stories from people with disabled and ill children who are fighting for their lives. Being a child of a disabled parent I am not unfamiliar with struggle, challenge, adversity and daily change. But, I have never had my life, or my child's, ripped out from underneath me and I pray I never do. Yet that doesn't lessen my passion for those who are enduring this battle or whom have suffered this kind of loss.

My son I N S P I R E S me and is my reason for wanted to do and be more. He is my reason to try and make this world a slightly better place, if possible. And I believe it is possible.

When you have children you get to grow up all over again and you appreciate it so much more. You enjoy things and relish in their delights. You can be silly and zany and have carefree moments.

For the bad days where life has not taught us any better, we must teach ourselves to let go. To walk away. To count to ten. To breathe. To do anything but what our physical instincts tell us to do.

I don't know what the ultimate answer is but I do know this...awareness and education are essential to saving lives. To saving even one life.

To all of the people who have shared their stories with me and even provided some insight and suggestions on where I could possibly take WHIM, thank you. You are the reason I do this.

Goodnight my friends. Sleep well and peaceful and may you make a difference in a person's life tomorrow.

NM