PLANS FOR HOPE & A FUTURE

Why did I feel the need to create @33forevermom page and blog? This has come up in recent conversations and I wanted others to know that I, (Donna Mencini Heck) started this page primarily for moms, dads, grandparents and the like, who may have tragically lost a...

Visits With My Daughter

Dinner with Dani and Greg 2011 Driving the few miles frommy hotel toward the Marina Del Rey penthouse Dani and Greg were so proud of and seeing once again where they both spent a year of their lives, gives me an incredibly bittersweet feeling. I imagine Dani on these...

What Did I Miss?

As I was riding on our boat with my husband, enjoying the beautiful lake, sunshine and gorgeous day, I heard the song “Why” by Rascal Flatts. How had I not known this song was about a suicide? After a long, long sobbing session, I wiped my eyes and looked up the...

Coffee and a Meeting

Dani in 2009 “TW Dani in 2010 *this blog talks about a suicide attempt and may provoke traumatic feelings. “Dual Diagnosis” is a term I learned the hard way. Here is the story about Dani’s own struggle with “dual diagnosis.“ It is also a story of Addiction, Hope,...