Remembering @whymommy

As many of you already know, the blog world has been rocked by the loss of the amazing @whymommy. Susan Niebur was an incredible woman, a fighter and a friend, and someone who touched so many with her words, her smile and her fight. Her blog, was a window into her world, and one worth peeking in.

I had the amazing luck of meeting her last June at Type A Parent Conference. I was working the registration desk when she checked in. I kind of felt like a dork when I took her name, and I said, Oh! Whymommy! Or something of that nature. Cheesy, right?

Her smile lit up my entire day. 

I'm serious. I could have been made to feel even dorkier than I already did, but Susan was not that way. She shook my hand, gave me a warm smile and even recognized my twitter handle. 

Seriously - little me? She knew who I was? No way!

And that was my teeny, tiny interaction with Susan. One that touched me and I remember to this day. 

She received the Bloganthropy award at that conference, and spoke in such a way that left not a single dry eye. She was powerful, touching and real. And she is already missed terribly. 

I send my love to her family and all of her friends missing her today - -and for many days to come. 

If you'd like to make a donation in memory of Susan, her family has asked that you do so to the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Just click Donations & Fundraising for more information.

And if you'd like to read more memories of this amazing woman, you can do so here:

Dial M for Minky

And here:

Type-A Parent

Rest in Peace, Susan. We miss you already.

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