Day 3: Lost moments When you lose a child, you can’t help but wonder what the future would have held for them. As time goes by, you move along through the motions and sometimes it hits you…what could have been, where would Shane be now and what would he have liked? Paul and I, Read More
On July 8th, Chase and Ella hosted their 3rd annual Alex’s Lemonade Stand in memory of their brother Shane and in support of sarcoma research. We couldn’t be prouder of these two. Chase has grown in the past two years in his ability to walk in to various shore businesses and ask them to, Read More
Our 3rd annual Celebration of Life was a success, despite some difficulty from Mother Nature! We are incredibly proud to announce that we raised a little over $17,000 so far!!🎉🎉 There are many people to thank for helping make the day a success and for coming out and celebrating life and hope.🎗 Thank you, Read More
We would like to give a heartfelt *thank you* for all the generous donations we received for #GivingTuesday. They were much appreciated in terms of assisting our foundation, but also served as as a reminder to us that we are making an impact. We have almost completed our holiday gift giving. This year we adopted, Read More
I had been putting off family pictures because, well, we are missing an important family member. Heather Milano Photography told me she would be there when I was ready. I saw a picture floating around FB and I really liked the idea behind it. Heather reached out to me and said she could create something, Read More
A few of Shane’s favorite things We all know that Shane had cancer. But, do you know other things about him? Our son was so full of life and loved many things, here are just a few of his favorite things. Favorite color: green Favorite book: “Goodnight Gorilla” Favorite toys: Vtech smart cars, anything, Read More
This is a fairly difficult one. This video is of Shane 18 days before he passed. You can see the toll the radiation took on his head. Those are the remains of radiation burns.This looked GREAT compared to what it looked like a week before. It started as a small red patch at the, Read More
Today, I got by “with a little help from my friends.” It’s Back to School day for Chase and Ella. It’s a difficult day on many levels. First, Ella entered Kindergarten. This alone saddens me. Where have the years gone when my little shadow was playing school and trying to read over her brother’s, Read More