I made it.
So I made it on to the site, I really miss Mikey, Im the little cousin that could. I would frequently call mikey when everything was down and out on my end and mikey always gave it to me straight. I am just like him in his sense of humor and “Boyd” way, you dont know about the boyds unless you’ve seen us all together, Very Scary!!! Anyway he was always the one in the family I could turn to who knew exactly what I was going through and never judged my actions, and even on Mikey’s death bed he was threatening the men in my life to kill them if they hurt me. He always was protective of me and my life. ANd still to this day I curse him for making me fly on a plane to see him, since I never flew before, and damn him I am working on a scheme to fly again to rally in Savannah. He asks far to much even from heaven, i know hes laughing at me for it too. But no matter what I love him even now, he is gone far to soon and I have no words to say other than I wish he was here to see me suceed, He was trying to make it to my college graduation and didnt but I did it Mikey and I know you saw, so I have no worries you missed it, plus I know its his fault I almost fell on stage. And for all who read never forget mikey’s one in a million anticts because you will never find them in anyone else, only he could pull them off.
Patient Pals & Family Friends
Life o' Mike has a new peer support program for people newly diagnosed with chronic or serious illness or with a new disability and their caregivers.
Patient Pals are people who have experience with various illnesses and disabilities, who can help someone newly diagnosed or with a new disability work through the fear, frustration, confusion and grief often experienced in the first few months.
Family Friends are there to help caregivers and other family members grow into their new role.
People with new illness or disability fare better when they have a role model -- someone who can help them negotiate their new path in life.
We need volunteers, who are asked to donate a minimum of one hour a week. Training is free and includes information on active listening, ways to help and when to know more help is needed.
And of course, we need funding.
To learn more, call Leslie Boyd at 828-243-6712 or e-mail lifeomike@gmail.com.
I hope you make it to Savannah, Sweetie. Mike loved you.