I don’t know about you, but I’m a pretty skeptical person. I hardly ever accept things at face value, and ...
Category: Matt’s Story
Words, words, wordsWords, words, words
I attended a revival of “My Fair Lady” a couple months ago. What’s not to love about that musical? “All ...
Lives well livedLives well lived
I raced through the pages of Gunther’s memoir about his son, Johnny, not so much to reach the end, but ...
Death Be Not ProudDeath Be Not Proud
The Old Testament reading at Mass tomorrow is from the prophet Ezekiel. If you happen to know the song “Dem ...
Laugh, think, cryLaugh, think, cry
When Matt was first diagnosed I found myself repeatedly watching Jimmy Valvano’s 1993 ESPY Awards speech. Here’s the passage I ...
Prayer for braveryPrayer for bravery
“On this birthday I pray for bravery.” That’s how Matt began the journal entry on his birthday, just a few ...
Trust the processTrust the process
For me it was always about the destination, not the journey. If I was headed somewhere, I just wanted to ...
Picture thisPicture this
I’m not much of an artist. Matt wasn’t any Picasso either, but he liked to draw every now and then, ...
Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plansLife is what happens when you’re busy making other plans
That’s a lyric from John Lennon’s song “Beautiful Boy”. It’s a line that stuck with me throughout Matt’s illness. Matt ...
“I needed to help someone; I think I did.”“I needed to help someone; I think I did.”
It took me a while, but I finally remembered where that line came from. Bruce Willis’ character, Malcolm Crowe, utters ...