“I may not be the best mom. I may not even get back to being the average mother I once claimed to be. But I'm here. I'm getting back up. I'm not leaving. And I'm the mom God ordained for these fours souls, and therefore I am their best mom.”
Gillian Marchenko“I know of other mothers who have children with disabilities,and right away they loved them and decided to fight for them.That isn’t my story.”
Gillian Marchenko, Sun Shine Down: A Memoir“Sometimes writing is just rubbing words together long enough to make a fire.”
Gillian Marchenko, Sun Shine Down: A Memoir“Having to admit that you are depressed makes one feel less than. Broken. Yes, that's what it is. Broken.”
Gillian Marchenko, Still Life: A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression“Light existed all along. Of course it did. Who says it didn't because I couldn't see it?”
Gillian Marchenko, Still Life: A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression“I may not be the best mom. I may not even get back to being the average mother I once claimed to be. But I'm here. I'm getting back up. I'm not leaving. And I'm the mom God ordained for these fours souls, and therefore I am their best mom.”
Gillian Marchenko, Still Life: A Memoir of Living Fully with Depression