The final months of my life moved slowly and every movement took effort and every breath was deliberate, I spent most of my time in bed because my body simply didn't have the energy for anything else.

Rose essentially moved into our house during this time bringing the twins with her while Teresa and young Jax split their time between school and visiting me and the house was full of life even as mine was ending.

"I'm sorry you have to see me like this" I told Rose one afternoon when she was ...