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Dear Paul All I can think to say on what would have been your 18th Birthday is “Thank You”.  It has been 2+ years since you left and I still occasionally lose track of time and find myself staring into…

Kathie and I recently returned from a trip out West.  On this trip we decided to use the Madison River to spread a little of Paul's carbon around the universe.  The name and location seemed right.  It is located near…

I get worried that we are posting and writing so much about Paul and Paulpalooza that people are getting a little tired of it.  Everyone loses someone that they love eventually, it doesn’t just happen to our family.  Social media…

Today was the anniversary of “losing” Paul and I knew I needed to keep busy.  We have several anniversaries this week.  The anniversary of “Terrible Tuesday”, which is the day Paul checked into the hospital for the last time.  Today…

"Strange, isn't it?  Each man's life touches so many other lives.  When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?"      I love "It's a Wonderful Life".  To me, that is one of the greatest movie lines of…

Paul's death is a defining moment in the lives of Paige, Kathie and I. We hope that Paul's disability and death aren't what define him for everyone. Besides fundraising, for me today is about helping people remember how Paul made…

Paul was not Spina Bifida.  He was born with SB, but he identified himself as much more than just that.  He related to being an athlete, a student, a friend, a brother.  I don’t miss the SB.  I have visited…

We lived in great neighborhood in Belleville. We moved there in 2000, and Paul was born in 2001. Right away the neighbors all pitched in and Paulie instantly had a bunch of parents and friends. Many of the kids, now…