Good Morning, Brad,
Happy Heavenly Birthday. We miss you ongoing. Recently, my dad has been in UAB Hospital. His caregivers remind me of you: caring, compassionate, understanding, thoughtful, and intelligent. May your legacy of caring continue to touch the world of healthcare. I remember also a former student who was your patient. The student is ever grateful for your care. Peace be with you.

Brad, I am thinking of you and Jeannie today. Jeannie's grief is ongoing, yet she is recovering and finding strengths and joys in many aspects of life. We find comfort in shared memories and in remembering good times. Your friends and family miss your presence and your colleagues miss you and your excellent work.

Happy Birthday, Brad. Still think of you every single day. I’m still healing, doing better. Blessed Be. ️

Hi. It's me. This has been a difficult week. I cried Monday night listening to music out on the patio and yesterday while trying to work. I was trying not to let it show in my voice while making calls. Later that day, a butterfly landed on my right shoulder and stayed for a while. I could see so much detail and beauty and paused in my work and just watched. I just want you to know that I think of you every single day. Pretty much all the time, to be honest. I still remember how you liked to order your martini. I have never tried it that way. Do you remember telling me that if I ever went to an authentic Italian restaurant to try limoncello after dinner? Well, I did. It smelled and tasted like lemon Pledge and I didn't drink it. I said as much to the server, and I could tell he was about to say something I just really did not want to hear, so I stopped him. I did leave him a good tip, because, well.... you know me. I remember how you taught me to eat oysters so that I actually like them. How we sang together at Starz: Duets of Proud Mary and our wedding song. I remember so many wonderful things. I have tried dating some; I don't want to go into how much of a disaster THAT has been. I just am not willing to put up with their crap.  I listen to NPR most every day still, and it is still so upsetting that I limit it. Some days I just have to not listen. There was something on the news recently that upset me so much that I dropped the WTF bomb with much vehemence and sincerity. I think you would have been proud. I have a dog, Bodhi, who is a wonderful companion. Kyra is still with me, plus 2 more cats.  I have a full-time job. My boss probably thinks I am coo coo for Coco Puffs, but so far is putting up with me. Maybe because I am good at my job. Maybe because he really knows how to appreciate and work with a maverick. He's a good guy.  I miss you and love you, jerk.

I am one day past the anniversary of Brad's passing. Brad's work in UAB NICU was significant. Many of his colleagues relied on his expertise and calm in a storm when a patient was in agony. 
Several family members and co-workers continue to feel losses because of Brad's absence in their lives. Brad's absence is marked in minutes, days, months, and years, felt to the core each day.
Dear friends and family - let us remember Brad (Bradley) for his wisdom, his wit, his poetry, and his abilities to help his patients in their times of need. Jeannie's ongoing love is a tribute to Brad and a monument to her own healing, recovery, and good health. Jeannie is a survivor. She is overcoming sorrow and tragedy. Take time to share your love and support to Jeannie. With love. With care. With understanding. With compassion.

I miss you every day and you are always in my thoughts. I sit here listening to music remembering how we would sit out on the porch or the deck listening to music and sometimes singing along. I wonder what you would think about what is going on in the world today, what you would have to say about it. I am saddened and sometimes weary, but carry on day by day and still have hope for the flowers.

Brad, I am sharing today that we miss your presence in our lives. Jeannie will always love you for your spirit, your intelligence, your care for your patients, and your brilliance of wit. May all know forever forward that Jeannie is healing. Jeannie is a light among the stars. My love to all in Jeannie's family, particularly her daughters.

I think I loved you from the first time I saw you and dreamt of you before then. I miss you every day. I love you.

Here is a link to the memorial service:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_QB8tZSn-Q

Brad introduced me and my sisters to a little-known band called Cloud Cult. They became one of my favorite bands and now I'll always think of him when I listen to them. I hope he is at peace, and that he knows he was loved.

Cloud Cult - Light Chasers Album Playlist
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lLnBxdjd4Oup0aEx97BPF7q8SKNgReOQY

May the light of all that is Good surround you. May the Peace of all that is good be within you. I send Light to all family and friends who experience the loss of Bradley. May the rivers of our energies join in remembrance of Brad and the lives he touched in friendship, family, and his patients at UAB NICU.