by Claudia Maniatis | Dec 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
Well, 2020 you were something. A year not many of us could have predicted and a year that held greater ups and downs than many of us have experienced in our lifetimes. And while we may be eager to put 2020 in the rearview mirror I wanted to encourage you all, the...
by Claudia Maniatis | May 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Hello friends….I’ve missed you! It’s been well over two months since I’ve put up a post and I finally got the courage to sit down to try and put some words around at least the tiniest bit of what’s been flowing through my soul since Will...
by Claudia Maniatis | Feb 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
William Stellan Maniatis died at home on February 18th after a 14-month long battle against acute myeloid leukemia. As the afternoon faded to evening he bravely laid down his sword, a warrior to the end, unafraid and at peace knowing he had fought the good fight and...
by Claudia Maniatis | Feb 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our sweetest boy and brave warrior, Will, has laid down his sword to fly among the angels. Quite simply, he was the strongest person I’ve ever known and I have been honored to be by his side throughout. We imagine he is now in heaven, sipping pineapple juice...
by Claudia Maniatis | Feb 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
I have started and stopped this post so many times I realize the saying “no words” is appropriate here. This kid…a warrior to the end…. We are with him whispering sweet nothings into his ear. We are holding his hand and kissing his forehead....
by Claudia Maniatis | Feb 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Just a simple post to update you about Will – our darling and brave warrior. As you know he has stood strong in the face of a daunting diagnosis and taken every step of treatment like a true warrior. He has done everything we could have asked and more and,...
by Claudia Maniatis | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
I am sitting, about to start this journal and not really sure where to start or what to say when I glance up and see a sign. It is one of many, lovingly made by a group of Will’s friends, and it says “WE LOVE WILL”. And that is just about the...
by Claudia Maniatis | Jan 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
A short while back a friend commented on one of my posts: “I see you smile and know you are suffering….I’m sorry you all have to wake every morning and prove how strong you are. I wish for Will’s cancer to someday be just a chapter in your...
by Claudia Maniatis | Dec 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
As you know I don’t post many of these journal updates but sometimes I just need to put it down and so here I am. Holidays have whizzed by in a blur and we sit, on the eve of New Year’s Eve and I am thinking about our lives, just over a year after...
by Claudia Maniatis | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Those of you on Facebook have probably seen a few posts about a fundraising campaign directed toward Lolo’s Angels. A little back ground: two local high school students (Ainsley and Abby) were inspired by Will’s story and decided to craft their senior...
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