A Life Lost Too Soon

Speaking of uncharted waters, our hearts grew heavy upon learning on Wednesday that actress and mom Natasha Richardson had died from injuries she suffered while skiing with her sons Micheal and Daniel in Canada. Her husband, the actor Liam Neeson, lost his wife and the mother of their children, and will now have to raise his boys without her. Like me, the moms I talked to this week who were equally touched and saddened by this story, obviously didn’t know her. But I think once you become a mom everything becomes more precious, more fragile, and closer to the surface. So to watch as family endures one of the worst things that can happen to a vital, vibrant and by all accounts loving woman and mother, is to be faced with one of our own worst fears. Hopefully, when her boys have had time to heal, they will see the world as Richardson did. When responding to a question about the turmoil that she and her extended family have endured over the years (including losing her dad to HIV/AIDS in 1991) she said: "We embrace life. We are not cynical about life." Godspeed, Natasha.

Be Well,

Maureen Connolly
Editor, Real Savvy Moms.com