In Memory... (With a little help from some friends)

Back in 2010, my son Connor Michael was born far too soon. At less than a pound at birth, he fought as hard as he could for 14 days before we lost him to Heaven. Every year since he passed away, I have been very active with the March Of Dimes by doing a March For Babies campaign. Not only do I enjoy it, but I feel like I am making a difference by raising both money for research/helping families as well as awareness.

Here is a link to my March For Babies camaign page. Please consider donating to help us reach our goal.

Earlier this year, I asked professional artist Chris Shary if he would be willing to do a sharpie drawing of Connor. Chris is best known for doing all the artwork for the bands The Descendents/ALL as well as others. He used a photo of Connor I gave him and by my request, he eliminated the medical tubes and tape from the drawing so I had a picture of just Connor. It turned out absolutely incredible and I couldn't be more honored and pleased with the result. I now have the original art in a custom frame hanging on my wall as a daily reminder of my beautiful baby boy.

I came up with an idea and thought it would be awesome if I could use this drawing, and take it a step further. I decided to reach out to the owners of my favorite clothing company, Legionnaire Apparel, and see if it would be possible to get this incredible drawing on a tee for all of the friends and family who are walking with us this year with March For Babies to wear during the walk. I received an immediate response from Joe Moxley, one of the co-owners of Legionnaire, (the other owner being Mike Herrera from the band MXPX who I absolutely love) saying that they would be honored to help make this happen for me. Joe and I worked together to come up with a design and it turned out absolutely fantastic.

Check out all the amazing Legionnaire clothing here

These people are amazing. The kindness of Chris, Joe & Mike is enough to bring tears to my eyes, even as I type this. I miss my son every day and I truly hope in my heart that with the help of my family, my friends, and the kindness of strangers we are making a difference for little ones born too soon in the future.