The phone number had to be put to rest today ... it was one of his last extensions in the communication age... so many people he connected with. I just remember getting to know him over the phone when we first met. So many calling cards I purchased ... LOL! He was going to Morehouse... Continue Reading →
And He Wore it So Well …
As some of you know I've been attached to Torey's favorite denim shirt since he passed - been using it as a pillow cover every night. I got sick last night and needed to wash my sheets (chills and the sweats). I had to wash it for the first time in months ... it's the... Continue Reading →
T-Mitch, My Forever Valentine – 2020
So ... when Torey and I first got together I couldn't spend our first Valentine's Day with him - at least not the whole day. He was pretty upset about it. I had my reasons but they weren't because of him - family related. This reminds me of so many moments between us ... the... Continue Reading →
I Know the Show Must Go On
After waiting for what seemed like a year from the Medical Examiner's office, we finally received Torey's cause of death this past Monday: Cardiovascular Disease in conjunction with Cardiac Hypertrophy Heart disease. I'm sad we didn't know sooner ... I would have done whatever I could to help him live longer. It's not fair. Yes,... Continue Reading →
A Letter From a Transplant Recipient – First One
I received the following letter today from Mrs. Elena: Dear Family, Thanks to the generous donation of your courageous loved one I can look forward to regaining vision in my left eye. I am 73 years old and due to error made during a cataract surgery in Africa, my cornea was damaged. My cornea got... Continue Reading →
T-Mitch Withdrawal
This has been an awful week - I mean, yeah - an emotional roller coaster is a day-to-day, but man! I'm in withdrawal mode in more ways than just one. It's been insane. I hear him talking to me in my mind... this is probably the only thing keeping me somewhat sane. Of course I... Continue Reading →
How it All Started: Beginning
My therapist recommended me to document certain points of my life relating to Torey - solely for me to look back on. I thought about this long and hard - whether to keep this to myself or share it on this platform. I'm going to share most of it here - only because I know... Continue Reading →
Do’s and Don’t’s ?
Honestly ... there's so much on my mind and I'm not sure how to address things, so excuse my ramble. Hopefully it makes sense, but if it doesn't then you know I'm not hard to find to converse. I don't like being checked on every day by the same people - I understand you have... Continue Reading →
Restoration of Sight
I received a letter from UT Southwestern Medical Center last week. They expressed their condolences and then thanked Torey for donating his tissue. Even in death he has been able to help around 50 people... The letter informed me that two ladies in their early 70s received restoration of sight because of Torey's generosity! Can... Continue Reading →
Prepping for 1.11.2020
I haven’t really written in this blog since New Year's Eve… my bad. Talking to my therapist has been helping a lot - it's nice to have a sounding board who isn't biased and influenced by religion like majority of the people I know. The more I talk to her the more I realize how... Continue Reading →
Belligerent Gus 