What I hoped for!

In writting the Burn Ward book, there were two intentions that I set out. The first was to of course make sense of the craziness that went on in my life and share it with others, and the second was to reconnect with the characters from the past. Both of these have come true. Bill - aka Jaws has contacted me and sounds wonderful. His son is about to graduate also from Cal Berkeley - how cool is that! He told me about the trials and tribulations that his former girlfriend Mary has gone through but is a true warrior and is doing well after some tragedies in her life.

I feel like a proud papa in giving birth to this project. I got an email from Dave who sent a copy of the book to his cousin at a real time publisher who is going to give it the fine tooth combing it deserves - though my sister and I think the book is perfect in the format it is already in - but don't tell that to his cousin, we want her to feel included in the project - like it's her baby so she can shop it to her higher ups.

Suddenly the waiting game begins again, though this time more is at stake - we all hope. In the meantime I watch the Lakers go up and down and cringe while each second of the game ticks off, I fill my days with physical labor in the mornings and weekends to bide my time, and according to my mother ignore her. How in the world can I do that? How can anybody not think about their own mother in each given day? I do owe her a phone call, but for now the busyness of life has come between our relationships for the time being.

If you are new to the blog and have lived the Burn Ward - either this one, or one on your own, give me a shout out and let me know how your world is also.

Peace