Went to Buffalo, NY for a recent brain radiation surgery and on the way to the hospital, I spotted this. I found out Buffalo was the home of the famous chicken wings. Buffalo Wild Wings was Charles’ gourmet restaurant. Randy went to the original Buffalo wing restaurant while I was being carted off to surgery. (I am not a fan of wings.) But Randy always has been as was Charles.
Going to this city I felt my “invisibility” evaporate, the subject of a future blog post as I sort out it’s meaning in my own mind.
But just knowing how Charles would have gone to every wing restaurant to compare the wing quality and all the sauces made me smile. People were so nice in that town. I can see him now striking up a conversation with everyone he ran into.
What is the #griefheart project?
I explain my #griefheart project here.
See all #griefhearts so far on pinterest or on this blog by #griefheart category.
A creative genius slipped through my fingers
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Anne Moss Rogers
I am an emotionally naked mental health speaker, and author of the Book, Diary of a Broken Mind and co-author with Kim O'Brien PhD, LICSW of Emotionally Naked: A Teacher's Guide to Preventing Suicide and Recognizing Students at Risk. I raised two boys, Richard and Charles, and lost my younger son, Charles to addiction and suicide on June 5, 2015. I help people foster a culture of connection to prevent suicide, reduce substance misuse and find life after loss. My motivational mental health keynotes, training and workshop topics include suicide prevention, addiction, mental illness, anxiety, coping strategies/resilience, and grief.
As talented and funny as Charles was, letting other people know they matter was his greatest gift. And now the legacy I try and carry forward in my son's memory.
Mental Health Speakers Website. Trained in ASIST and trainer for the evidence-based 4-hour training for everyone called safeTALK.
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