As I write this it is June 25th, 2001, and it has been almost 17 months since Alexis died. For those of you reading this whose loss remains fresh I have good news and bad news. I no longer cry every day, but I do still cry on the hard days. Even though I still cry the grief isn't as all encompasing as it was in the beginning. I have stopped attending both my support group and my one on one counseling, but I am going to return if I recognize the need in myself again. The biggest news is that Alexis has a baby brother. It was a very difficult pregnancy, emotionally and physically, but we all made it through unscathed and are looking forward to this new page in our life unfolding. At the moment I am kept too busy with a newborn in the house to dwell on Alexis, but she is often in my thoughts and always in my heart.

I'd like to take this last opportunity to thank everyone for their kind comments through email and Lexie's guestbook. Seeing the words of others, and knowing reading about Alexis is changing lives, makes all of this very worthwhile.