@jeremydnichols.bsky.social
Peer Recovery Specialist, CRSS, Cat Dad, Erstwhile Actor, Proud Hot Dog University alum, Blogger, Chicagoan, Texpat. I want to see a tree kangaroo before I die.
A young mother and her toddler son pose for a photo in the mid-1970s.
Another photo of Mom and me that I donβt recall ever seeing before. I already miss you so much, Maa. You were the best mom. I know everyone thinks their mom is the best, but you truly were.
Thanks to my Uncle John for sharing this.
A smiling young mother holds her smiling baby boy.
My Uncle John sent some pictures of Mom yesterday and hereβs one Iβve never seen of us before.
09.10.2025 18:05 β π 58 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0The wicker man from the 1973 film The Wicker Man surrounded by people holding torches
The traditional 9th anniversary gifts are pottery or wicker so hereβs wishing you love and a bountiful harvest @jeremydnichols.bsky.social
08.10.2025 12:46 β π 133 π 7 π¬ 4 π 0This is a truly great cover: youtu.be/L-Th8jTLxQ4?...
07.10.2025 04:05 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0My lovely mother-in-law left today. Sheβll be sorely missed.
06.10.2025 15:14 β π 218 π 2 π¬ 32 π 0Services for Jan Nichols will be held at 2:00pm Saturday October 11, 2025 at: CHRIST CHURCH 1750 East Airport Freeway Irving, TX 75062
07.10.2025 17:54 β π 39 π 2 π¬ 10 π 0Mother and Son at his wedding. They are both beaming.
Services will be held at 2:00pm Saturday October 11, 2025 at:
CHRIST CHURCH
1750 East Airport Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
This is a truly great cover: youtu.be/L-Th8jTLxQ4?...
07.10.2025 04:05 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0My mom Jan Nichols in a pink and cardigan and flower print blouse.
My mom died today and the only person that I want to console me is my mom. RIP Maa.
07.10.2025 00:00 β π 50 π 0 π¬ 9 π 0Janet Joy Noah Nichols September 4, 1954 β October 6, 2025 at her daughterβs wedding.
Mom at my sister Julianaβs wedding.
Janet Joy Noah Nichols September 4, 1954 β October 6, 2025
Seated is my mom Jan and standing is my sister Jessica.
My baby sister Jessica and Mom on a happier day.
06.10.2025 16:42 β π 16 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Pippa Joy Nichols sleeping at the foot of Momβs bed.
Mom passed peacefully this morning at 8:34 am surrounded by me and the girls and her younger brother.
My niece cat Pippa Joy slept all night on the foot of Momβs bed.
She did say this to me last week.β₯οΈ Iβve rarely been happier to hear any words. π I love you too, Maa.
06.10.2025 00:13 β π 14 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Two women, a mother and a daughter pose for a photograph. The one seated on the left is my maternal grandmother Wilma Juanita βNitaβ Mayhall Noah. The one standing on the right is my great grandmother βGrannyβ Thelma Lee Havenhill Mayhall.
Found this picture online while trying to figure out how one great
uncle was related to us. Itβs of my momβs mom and maternal grandmother. My Grandma Noah is on the left. My Granny Thelma Mayhall is on the right. Grandma Noah apparently has amazing red hairβand as you can see lots of it.
Sweet girl brown tabby cat sitting on a brown desk
Henrietta turning on Kitten Mode
30.09.2025 23:18 β π 451 π 28 π¬ 17 π 1Crying eldest son.
I instantly start balling just like I did back in January of 2021 when I thought that we were going to lose Mom to a perforated bowel. I heard it back then in the shower and I did that sink down crying in the shower thing thatβs a trope in movies and television. Corny but true. Here I am today:
02.10.2025 14:59 β π 10 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0My sister Jessica (whoβs birthday is today) made my mom a mix of songs we grew up hearing on KVIL the DFW mom radio station and this song came on the mix while we were in Momβs room: youtu.be/AeadLurGR1U?...
02.10.2025 14:59 β π 7 π 0 π¬ 3 π 0theyre called the yankees because they like to yankeeach other's penises
01.10.2025 03:56 β π 1278 π 294 π¬ 42 π 11If able and comfortable doing so, we would be grateful to have you as part of her memorial by submitting a few sentences about her. Pictures will also be a wonderful addition to the collection if you have any. Thank you for loving our mom. π©·
01.10.2025 16:49 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0From my sister Juliana:
Hiβ¦our mom has been very ill and she is home on hospice and will transition soon. As we prepare for her memorial service, we would love to have stories, remembrances, words of appreciation for how she impacted your life.
My sister just called the hospice. Please keep Mom in your thoughts and prayers.
29.09.2025 00:15 β π 28 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sheβs got a lot of literal fight left in her. She moves with surprising quickness for a somnolent person going through the literal process of dying. You got to dodge quick unless you want to catch them hands.
28.09.2025 22:45 β π 15 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0We have all decided against even trying to get her to dialysis tomorrow. Getting her there would be so potentially traumatic and scary for her and ultimately delaying the inevitable. She canβt help us move her. Even though she cannot walk, her arms are curiously strong.
28.09.2025 22:45 β π 12 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0infection that turned into bacteremia. Then the dementia became ascendant.
28.09.2025 15:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0She confessed in an unfiltered moment that she was pretty sure that she had dementia, but was hoping that she was wrong. He mother died of Alzheimerβs and mom has honestly been terrified and hyper-vigilant about any signs of dementia in herself. She was able to mostly hold it together until the
28.09.2025 15:52 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0hear her say, βI love youβ one last time. And I feel terribly selfish for even wanting that.
28.09.2025 14:37 β π 43 π 0 π¬ 9 π 0bacteremia with delirium and the hospital psychosis from being hospitalized or in a rehab since Fatherβs Day have really exacerbated it. I know that this is a normal process, but I want my mom back for just a little while. She knows we love her and weβve never doubted her love, but I still hope to
28.09.2025 14:37 β π 34 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Living 1,000 miles away, I pop in and out of Momβs life, but one or both of them have been by her side for years. I hope before the end she wonβt be upset at us, but Iβm preparing for the worst. She had been hiding dementia from us (and herself) for some time and her multiple illnesses including
28.09.2025 14:37 β π 26 π 0 π¬ 2 π 1Sheβs sleeping 22-23 hours a day and refusing meds, food, and water. For some reason she wonβt talk to her children, but will talk to complete strangers. I know not to take it personally, but itβs still very upsetting for us. Especially my sisters who have devoted so much to Momβs care.
28.09.2025 14:37 β π 34 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0