Episode 25: Anne Cathryn’s Mom

Episode 25. It is sort of hard to believe that I have met this milestone. Overall, I know that I just started publishing episodes 5 short months ago, but what has been accomplished actually blows me away. I now have listeners and guests from across the country and...

Episode 24: Tommy’s Mom

Tommy was a joyful 2 year old with a contagious belly laugh. He always raced around the house and neighborhood chasing after his two older brothers (ages 4 and 5) trying to keep up. His mom, Meredith, shared in today’s episode what their family of six was like...

Episode 23: Connor’s Mom

Today’s episode of Always Andy’s Mom is, for me, one of the most emotional episodes I have had to date. Connor’s mom, Nan, describes him in a way that reminds me of Andy. He was the middle child of three, all born two years apart with extremely close...

Episode 22: Alec’s Mom

Today, I talk with Tara, Alec’s mom, whose story is actually more similar to mine when compared to any of my guests so far. Alec, like Andy, was an energetic, emotional, full-of-life middle school boy who died as an 8th grader (although Andy was only 5 days from...

Episode 21: Dustan’s Dad

Today on Losing a Child: Always Andy’s Mom, I have the pleasure to speak with Dustan’s Dad, Jason Colyer. Dustan was a very special young man who accomplished much during his short life of 23 years. He and a few of his high school friends started an...

Episode 20: You’re NOT going crazy!

‘I think I’m going crazy. I’m going crazy. I am definitely going crazy!’  These are the thoughts that would go through my head starting several weeks after Andy’s death and peaking about 6 months afterward. Now, thankfully, these...