Recuperation journey: Sharing fall foliage found in NYC

My favorite son (ok, he's my only son) sent me photos he took of the autumn color in his Brooklyn neighborhood.
I thought I'd share some NYC foliage just for fun. 
I'd say Cameron has a pretty good eye! 

Enjoy your day!

Recuperation journey: July 4th sunset seen in Brooklyn

Our son Cameron knows how much I love to take photos of sunsets so I was pleasantly surprised this morning to find this photo in my email. 
He lives in Brooklyn and took this from a rooftop while he and his friends were waiting for the fireworks to begin. I had to share!

Recuperation journey: Back to Brooklyn

Happy to report our son, Cameron, who had an accident riding his bike on a beautiful Sunday in October and needed surgery to repair a broken hip, is back to his apartment in Brooklyn. 
Yesterday was the big day. 
I was happy for him but sad for me. I certainly got used to him being here. We celebrated Halloween, his birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's with him at home.

I'm grateful he is much, much better after eight weeks of physical therapy at Griffin Hospital in Derby. 
I watched the whole process and the therapists who worked with him were amazing! I want to give a big shout-out to all of them, and thank them for everything. 
They gave him exercises and he followed them at home, which of course also helped hasten his recuperation journey. I hope he continues to do them. 
Cameron went from using a walker, to crutches, to one crutch, to a cane. He didn't need the cane around the house, but will need it for a while when he is out in public. 

The neighborhood where Cameron lives. Photo taken through the windshield by Ralph.

Recuperation journey: Proud mama

Last week our son, Cameron, finished his first 5K run on a hot and humid evening in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. 

He finished near the end of the runners, but the important thing is he finished.

Cameron has been training on his own for awhile and getting himself into shape, and I'm proud of his motivation.

He plans to run the Griffin Hospital 5K Walk/Run on Sept. 30 in support of his mom.

He has walked with my team in the past, but running it will be a new experience for him. 

From Ansonia to Brooklyn, and back

I realize this isn't really Valley-related. I took this on our return home from visiting our son in Brooklyn yesterday.

Cameron was born at Griffin Hospital in Derby and grew up in Ansonia, so I guess that is the Valley tie to this photo!

The Brooklyn Bridge, seen through the windshield in this photo, was closed for repairs this weekend.