Archive for October 2010
October 31, 2010
Shortly before my 10th wedding anniversary, my seven and half month-old baby twin, Alexander, died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Nevertheless we went out to lunch on the day of our anniversary. I remember the tears literally spilling out of my eyes and onto my plate, but not what I ate. Today is my 25th [...]
Categories: Activist, andrew williamson-noble, emotional outlet, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, grieving, Living, memoir, memories, SIDS, Suicide, survivors
Tags: "Fencing World Championship", 25th wedding anniversary, Alexander Williamson-Noble, Andrew, andrew williamson-noble, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, grieving, halloween, Joshua Stillman, SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Suicide, Tim Morehouse
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October 30, 2010
To distract myself one morning when I was particularly down, I sat up in bed and asked my husband to read to me from the Vegetarian Times magazine that I’ve been getting since September. It brought back memories, recent memories, of lively dinner table conversations. Florentina and I, the vegetarians of the family who had [...]
Categories: Activist, andrew williamson-noble, emotional outlet, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grieving, memoir, memories, Suicide
Tags: agribusiness, andrew williamson-noble, Animal, Craig's list, dairy industry, Food Inc., Food Revolution, kawasaki, king arthur's round table, Loki, meat diet, meat producers, miracle, norse god of fire, Skinny Bitch, Suicide, vegetable, vegetarian times, Veggie Pride Parade
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October 28, 2010
Tonight, for the first time since he started coming, Andrew will not be at the Windflower Ball – aka – First Candle Charity Ball I feel wretched. Suddenly my stomach is all tied up in knots. November third will mark the first anniversary of Andrew’s death. But already, other than in dreams, I have not [...]
Categories: Activist, andrew williamson-noble, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, memoir, SIDS, Suicide, survivors
Tags: Andrew, andrew williamson-noble, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, First Candle Charity Ball, grieving, Meredith Viera, SIDS, Suicide, survivor, Union League Club, Windflower Ball
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October 27, 2010
As you know, on Sunday I went to the Living Proof concert organized by Neil Totton, in memory of suicide victims. It was truly, an amazing evening. Just being there was a healing experience for me, and the talent was pretty much as good as it gets. The air was filled with the powerful openness [...]
Categories: Activist, Advocate, andrew williamson-noble, Dialogue, education, emotional outlet, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, Get Your Wellness On, grief, grieving, healing, reiki, Suicide, suicide awareness & prevention, survivors, Wellness, Yoga
Tags: Andrew, andrew williamson-noble, Andrew's teddy bear, asher Brown, Bobst, BOBST LIBRARY, Bobst Library NYU, Bruno, christopher robin, Depression, empowerment, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, Fair, Get Your Wellness On, grief, Johnny Cooper, Leo Preziosi, Living Proof concert, meditation, neil totton, NYU, Self Awareness, Suicide, Suicide awareness, tyler clementi, washington square park, winnie the pooh, Yoga
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October 25, 2010
A year ago yesterday, though I didn’t know it, was to be the last time I saw my son alive. I wrote this post last February and I am posting it again today. Everyday life seems so normal. Talking, cooking, hugging your children, your husband, getting annoyed with the perennially hungry cat. Chatting on the [...]
Categories: Activist, andrew williamson-noble, Depression, emotional outlet, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, grieving, memoir, memories, Suicide, survivors
Tags: Andrew, andrew williamson-noble, Earl Gray, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, Games Workshop, halloween, Mini, St. Vincent's Hospital emergency room, Suicide, Syms, The Crow, Woodbury Common
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October 24, 2010
After attending the Washington Square Park Vigil in memory of the latest spate of bullying-induced suicides a few weeks ago, I received the following email from Neil Totton: “Esmeralda, I got one of your cards Sunday,” the email started. “…I’d like to invite you to a benefit concert I am doing on the 24th of [...]
Categories: Activist, Advocate, andrew williamson-noble, education, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, Get Your Wellness On, Suicide, suicide awareness & prevention, survivors
Tags: Adam Joseph, Betsy Struxness, Billy Bustamante, bully, bullying, bullying-induced suicides, Danyelle D.W., Dionne Figgins, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, Get Your Wellness On, Joe Allen Players, Johnny Cooper, Kyle Dean Massey, Ladonna Burns, Lea Lorin, leo preziozi, live out loud, living proof, living proof concenrt, Mitch Matlock, Mykal Kilgore, neil totton, Suicide, Todd Lattimore, tony lounge, Trevor project, washington Square Park Vigil, Wendy Fox
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October 22, 2010
When these pictures were taken, one year ago today, I had NO idea that eleven days later, Andrew would be dead. I had no idea that after this day, I would only see my son alive one more time. These days I have no patience posing for pictures, and to my bitter regret, there are [...]
Categories: andrew williamson-noble, emotional outlet, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, grieving, Suicide, survivors
Tags: Andrew, andrew williamson-noble, BOBST LIBRARY, Bobst Library NYU, grief, grieving, NYU, Suicide
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October 21, 2010
If you haven’t done so, please sign the petition to break the silence about suicide This morning I saw that another signature, that of Wendy Settle, had been added to the petition, accompanied by the following heart breaking message: In memory of my dear brother, Ben, who died by suicide only one week ago on [...]
Categories: Activist, Advocate, andrew williamson-noble, emotional outlet, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, grieving, Suicide, survivors
Tags: Andrew, andrew williamson-noble, Ben Settle, Ben Settle's suicide", Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, grieving, National Geographic, Peace Symbol, Suicide, Suicide petition, Wendy Settle
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October 20, 2010
Robert needed supplies for his photography class today, so when I picked him up from soccer yesterday afternoon, we headed straight to the newly revamped mall in Scarsdale. I had taken Florentina to that same photography supply shop a few years ago, when she was in high school and Robert was six. I couldn’t believe [...]
Categories: andrew williamson-noble, emotional outlet, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, grieving, Living, memoir, memories, Suicide, survivors
Tags: 25th wedding anniversary, Andrew, andrew williamson-noble, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, grieving, Pizza Hut, Scarsdale, Sicily, Suicide, Wedding aniversary
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October 19, 2010
Bruno wrote this letter to Andrew shortly after Andrew died. And for whatever reasons that Bruno has not yet shared with me, he’s been been asking me to make some slight corrections and post it again. I have known Bruno too long and respect his judgement too much not to honor his request. So here’s [...]
Categories: andrew williamson-noble, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, grieving, memoir, memories, Suicide, survivors
Tags: Andrew, andrew williamson-noble, Bruno, Esmeralda Williamson-Noble, grief, grieving, Suicide
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