Money and Finance
First off Happy Thanksgiving! We all have so much to be thankful for and today is a day where we're supposed to reflect on that. Whether you're spending the day with family, friends, or alone today is a blessing. But every day is truly a blessing and something we should focus on daily rather than just one day out of the year.
This past year has been a very difficult one for my wife and I. A year ago in August my wife and I were very excited since we were expecting our first child, our son Luke. Just a few days later our world was turned upside down when we found out that his diaphragm hadn't formed correctly, a condition called congenital diaphragmatic hernia and the prognosis was a coin flip at best. On November 21, 2014 we welcomed him to this world. Unfortunately after 8.5 months his heart just couldn't fight any more and he passed away in August.
This past weekend should have been when we were celebrating his 1st birthday and while we still had a party for him he was noticeably absent. This past year was full of an absolute roller coaster of emotions, sometimes within just a few minutes we would swing from one end to another. It's been very hard to carry on without Luke being around but I'm so thankful that we had him for at least 8.5 months. We recently got the autopsy report back and sat down with the doctors to discuss the findings and his case.
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- Weekly Roundup - May 9, 2015
This past week has been pretty crazy and I'm glad I haven't gone back to work yet. Each month we get a new doctor to be the attending, doctor in charge of Luke, and this past Monday they swapped again. Since we had a new doctor coming on we...
- Dividend Update - November 2014
It's been a while since I last had a chance to post, almost 3 months in fact. I didn't disappear or anything but was having to deal with medical issues for my son, Lucas. He's one heck of a strong willed kid and whenever he gets out of...
- Weekly Roundup - September 6, 2014
This past week was trying to say the least. Nothing much to report on the financial/investing front but lots of things changed with Lucas, our son set to join us in late December. We haven't updated the BabyLukeBlog.wordpress.com site yet for...
- Happy Thanksgiving!
I love this time of year. There's a chill in the air. Fires and food are plenty. And let's not forget the best part, getting to spend time with your family and friends. Unfortunately I'll be working yet again, but I was thankfully...
- Happy Thanksgiving
Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope that you're getting to spend the day with loved ones. I'm thankful to have my wife and my great family that supports me as well as a job that will allow me to reach early FI...
Money and Finance
Make Every Day Thanksgiving
First off Happy Thanksgiving! We all have so much to be thankful for and today is a day where we're supposed to reflect on that. Whether you're spending the day with family, friends, or alone today is a blessing. But every day is truly a blessing and something we should focus on daily rather than just one day out of the year.
This past year has been a very difficult one for my wife and I. A year ago in August my wife and I were very excited since we were expecting our first child, our son Luke. Just a few days later our world was turned upside down when we found out that his diaphragm hadn't formed correctly, a condition called congenital diaphragmatic hernia and the prognosis was a coin flip at best. On November 21, 2014 we welcomed him to this world. Unfortunately after 8.5 months his heart just couldn't fight any more and he passed away in August.
This past weekend should have been when we were celebrating his 1st birthday and while we still had a party for him he was noticeably absent. This past year was full of an absolute roller coaster of emotions, sometimes within just a few minutes we would swing from one end to another. It's been very hard to carry on without Luke being around but I'm so thankful that we had him for at least 8.5 months. We recently got the autopsy report back and sat down with the doctors to discuss the findings and his case.
Read more »
- Weekly Roundup - May 9, 2015
This past week has been pretty crazy and I'm glad I haven't gone back to work yet. Each month we get a new doctor to be the attending, doctor in charge of Luke, and this past Monday they swapped again. Since we had a new doctor coming on we...
- Dividend Update - November 2014
It's been a while since I last had a chance to post, almost 3 months in fact. I didn't disappear or anything but was having to deal with medical issues for my son, Lucas. He's one heck of a strong willed kid and whenever he gets out of...
- Weekly Roundup - September 6, 2014
This past week was trying to say the least. Nothing much to report on the financial/investing front but lots of things changed with Lucas, our son set to join us in late December. We haven't updated the BabyLukeBlog.wordpress.com site yet for...
- Happy Thanksgiving!
I love this time of year. There's a chill in the air. Fires and food are plenty. And let's not forget the best part, getting to spend time with your family and friends. Unfortunately I'll be working yet again, but I was thankfully...
- Happy Thanksgiving
Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope that you're getting to spend the day with loved ones. I'm thankful to have my wife and my great family that supports me as well as a job that will allow me to reach early FI...