Wednesday, October 17, Really. Someone recently said how difficult this week has been and I laughed It really has been an incredibly difficult week, but hey, the year hasn't exactly been a picnic. I always try to focus on the blessings, but the challenges really are overshadowing the blessings right now. In the last six weeks, I lost my dad with whom my relationship was strained, Will was in the hospital for a week, my 4 months of crutches ended in surgery, Will was just readmitted to MCV, and that night the incision of my foot reopened and I ended up in the ER of the same hospital as Will. I know that we will get through this.
Losing a child takes away our world. It catapults us on a journey for which there are seemingly no words. My name is Lisa Kurek. My journey started in June when my beautiful 23 year old daughter was suddenly gone. When we suffer a traumatic loss, time becomes both our worst enemy and best friend.
I've written since I could hold a crayon. While raising two sons with autism, and engaged in a chemistry career, I used writing as both a coping mechanism and a mission to help others. Part of that mission was writing special needs cookbooks, one of which was distributed by the Autism Research Institute. Over the past few years, having passed the continuing development of my technology on to others, I've transitioned to a second career as a full time writer.