Lights Will Guide You Home

This video was posted days after Mitchell's passing that was a reflection of their longing for Mitch and the way their lives had changed.

SPARK

This video was made the summer after Mitchell's passing and includes photos and video from people across the world who were moved by Mitchell's life and death.

The Greater Symphony

Mitchell's Last Days

Wastelands

Wastelands is an explorations on the aftermath of grief.  Everything is uʍop ǝpᴉsdn

May Our Memories Keep Us

This video was given to Natalie on Mother's day and encapsulated some of their more tender moments with Mitch when he was living.

Good Night/Goodbye

This short video contains a conversation between Mitch and his father, wherein Mitch says, "Dad, will you tuck me in?"

Little Moments, Big Memories

It’s funny the things we take for granted; the simplest moments back then have turned out to be my most treasured memories. For Mitch life was more difficult as compared to the average child. Walking was a burden made more difficult each year, as his muscles grew weaker.

Mitch loved life and was eager to explore the world, but for him a staircase may as well have been Mt Everest.

I am fascinated how the seemingly ordinary and mundane footage I took (almost without a moments thought)  is so precious today: every image, every audio clip, every snip-it of video.

My memories of my son are without price.  It feels like yesterday, but also a world away.

Simple Moments Matter

A short Instagram clip of Mitch riding 4-wheelers.  

Not So Ordinary Moments

You never really know how valuable photos and video can be until the people you love are no longer with us.  This was a short meditation on the value of memories.

Sweet Dreams

A video chronicle of his first encounter with Mitchell's new puppy Marlie.  This little dog would soon become a profound tender mercy during Mitchell's final moments.

Going Home

While waiting for my plane on a recent return trip home, my kids left me some sweet messages on my phone. I decided to record the takeoff so they could see what I saw. This is a crude mash up of those two nearly simultaneous events.

Side note: with all of today’s modern marvels it’s ironic that microwaves don’t seem to cook fast enough. Despite their vast computational abilities, computers are always too slow. And no matter how incredible it is that humans can fly over 30,000 feet in the air, at speeds over 550 MPH . . . sometimes your flight home seems to last an eternity - especially when you have little ones you can’t wait to hug and to hold.

At any rate, if you’re the type that likes to look out the window during take-off, you may enjoy this. If you’re not, move along: it's a little bumpy and this will bore you to death.

Into The Abyss

A candid look at Mitchell's final days.  This video depicts the fear we felt when facing the abyss of death.

5%

Less than two months after Mitch was denied a heart transplant [see video No Exit] we discovered his heart function declined significantly.  His ejection fraction was 5%.  Therapies failed him.

Facing the Abyss

An appointment with our cardiologist in October 2012 where we learned Mitchell's heart was failing at a rapid rate.  It was believed aggressive medicines would slow the deterioration of his heart muscle.  We were warned he was at risk of sudden death.

Heart Failure

The ravages of heart failure are starting to take grasp of our little boy with alarming speed and intensity.

No Exit

When Mitchell's doctor denied our petition for a heart transplant.  Citing antiquated policies governing transplant candidacy, Mitch faced certain death, although a heart transplant would have given him at least 10 years.  There was no exit.

A Broken Heart

This video was made the Spring of 2012, immediately after we learned Mitchell's heart was in jeopardy.  At the time, we had no idea how quickly his heart would deteriorate.  In less than a year, he would die of heart failure.