Author Archives: Michelle

From Michelle.  17 September, 2010.  2 p.m. Dear friends and family, I am writing from the now familiar corridors of the Harborview Medical Center, where Steve spent eight long weeks in rehabilitation.  While Steve engages in a host of appointments, … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  11 September, 2010 12 p.m. Dear friends and family, It has been a long week or so since my last post.  While we are engaged in mundane life, nothing has in fact been mundane.  All of the things … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  4 September, 2010  12 p.m. Dear friends and family, The predictable rhythms of our hospital days have now come to an end.  As we enter the seemingly mundane activities of everyday life, our already rapid pace has picked … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  15 August, 2010  9:30 p.m. Dear friends and family, Finally, I write from our new home, where the house is quiet with the dreams of my boys, and I am blissfully drinking in a rare moment of solitude.  … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  11 August, 2010.  1:30 p.m. Dear friends and family, It feels like weeks since my last update.  In fact, it has been a rather long six days. The weight of details ebb and flow, but this past week … Continue reading →

The following is from Steve’s parents-in-law, Rob and Richenda Van Leeuwen.  10 August, 2010. Dear Steve, Two days back in Bethesda, two sleepless nights, living with the hollowness that missing you has left in us. Our week with you at … Continue reading →

From Michelle.  5 August, 2010  11 p.m. Dear friends and family, I snuck in tonight to a sleeping Steve and will likely sneak out before he is awake.  Still, it is good to feel his presence.  Even in the midst … Continue reading →

From Michelle, 3 August, 2010  10 a.m. Dear friends and family, I realized this morning that it has been a long time since I gave a more specific update about Steve’s physical condition.  This is difficult as we continue to … Continue reading →

31 July, 2010  11 p.m. Dear friends and family, Today was a good day.  Steve and I went on our first date.  We had been trying for weeks to rendezvous in the cafeteria for a short meal to no avail, … Continue reading →