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On the fourth of July, 2007 Caleb Potter was involved in a skateboarding accident.
He suffered serious injuries and continues to need all of our positive thoughts and prayers.
This blog is to serve as a space for updates on Caleb's journey of recovery.
He suffered serious injuries and continues to need all of our positive thoughts and prayers.
This blog is to serve as a space for updates on Caleb's journey of recovery.
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A BIG Thank You
In this season of giving thanks and celebrating family togetherness, I wish to extend a warm thank you to everyone who has been involved in a myriad of ways with my son, Caleb Potter, and his recovery. On July 4, he was involved in a skateboarding accident in our little hometown of Wellfleet on Cape Cod, that caused him serious injuries. He came home from Spaulding Rehab in Boston just before Thanksgiving. Through the blog we started:
http://calebpotter.blogspot.com/
the Wellfleet community of support stretched far and wide across the country, and in fact, throughout parts of the world, with many people offering prayers and words of wisdom. We could not have come so far without this legion of support from all of you, in Wellfleet and beyond. We are sincerely grateful.
Sharyn L. Lindsay and family
http://calebpotter.blogspot
the Wellfleet community of support stretched far and wide across the country, and in fact, throughout parts of the world, with many people offering prayers and words of wisdom. We could not have come so far without this legion of support from all of you, in Wellfleet and beyond. We are sincerely grateful.
Sharyn L. Lindsay and family
DONATIONS
THE CALEB POTTER
BENEFIT FUND
Donations may be made in person at any branch of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank or mailed to the bank at P.O. Box 697, Wellfleet, MA 02667.
Thank you SO MUCH
for your contributions.
With love,
from all of Caleb's friends and family
BENEFIT FUND
Donations may be made in person at any branch of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank or mailed to the bank at P.O. Box 697, Wellfleet, MA 02667.
Thank you SO MUCH
for your contributions.
With love,
from all of Caleb's friends and family
Official Information
If you have questions about calebpotter.blogspot.com,
email Sky at:
novembersky.freysscole@gmail.com
email Sky at:
novembersky.freysscole@gmail.com
For Sending Cards etc.
Caleb Potter
c/o Sharyn Lindsay
45 Sapokonish Way
Wellfleet, MA
02667
(please be respectful)
c/o Sharyn Lindsay
45 Sapokonish Way
Wellfleet, MA
02667
(please be respectful)
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17 comments:
Thank you Sky,
Maybe we can all learn something thru this tragedy.
This family is always in my prayers.........
it is nice to see beautiful sarah on the blog with her beloved. i hold dear the few times we have had the opportunity to connect. sarah you have been in my thoughts & prayers from moment one.
reading the article about jan in the times yesterday was a bonding moment for dakota before his lacrosse game. i was reading it out loud but choking on the words so he grabbed the paper & continued to read. this was a blessing because reading is not his favorite thing...so inspiration takes yet another form!
it is my pleasure to see an upclose photo of max's beautiful eyes & smile!
i had scrolled through the blog to the beginning a few days ago & saw the wonderful photo of the von potter/lindsay's in costa rica, posted on august 17 or so & thought how nice it would be to bring it forward again...thanks for reading my mind sky!
my brother sent this 18 minute video to me...
http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html?v=/ted/movies/JILLTAYLOR-2008-2&cid=/ted/movies
it is inspiring, relevant & well worth watching.
PEACE & ETERNAL LOVE to everyone who loves the von potter/linsday's (& the von potter/lindsay's too!)
d
The article was thoughtfully written and respectful. I learned something about clinical depression that I hadn't known before and so I know that for me the article was also educational which was one of the goals for the family.
I've had a difficult time returning to this blog because of the enormity of this tragedy but when you care about someone, a whole family of "someone's" you stick with them even when it hurts.
Lesa
Dear Ms. Lord,
I cannot imagine a more sensitively drawn portrait of either the man or his unworthy opponent. You have captured each as if you are intimately acquainted with both. Your touch is delicate as well as respectful, and your narrative sufficiently honest as you describe a sometimes crippling disease. I commend you and Jan Potter's loved ones on a remarkable willingness to speak out so soon after his death -- to lend a hand to others perched on the precipice of loss and hopelessness.
Sincerely,
Roberta Logwood
Washington DC
The article about Jan Potter was very well written and in very good taste.
I know there are a lot of people saddened by this tragedy and I have them in my thoughts and prayers.
Sarah,I haven't met you but I want you to know that Jan was very nice and helpful to my daughter Amy and how much those kind deeds are appreciated. I will be thinking of you all on April 20th at high noon.
God Speed.
Pennywise
Thank you for posting the article. It gave a beautiful, and insightful view of Jan and the struggles he faced. Without this view into Jan's world, it would be easy to pass an unfair judgement upon him, as some insenstive posts have shown.
Hopefully, this will silence the negative people, and bring out the best in all of us.
Thank you Wellfleet, for once again humbling us all. I can only hope to have this kind of community behind me, should I ever stumble and fall.
Brightest blessings and love to all.
Sandy in PA
to Jan's friends and family,Sarah, Ken,Sharyn and the potter boys
what a beautiful tribute to his life and a honest portrayal of depression.
Your speaking so openly is such an unselfish gift to give at this time when you just need support and sympathy of your community.
You have touched lives and moved many with your honesty.
It is heartbreaking to know Jan and so many others suffer so silently and leave little room for outside support, but that we know it self is part of the illness.
Like so many others here I never met Jan or any of this wonderful Wellfleet Family, but I recognized them the minute I first read this blogg. They are you and me, they are kindred,they are our neighbors and families, they are the people we pass in the post office or at the coffee shop.They build our houses they landscape our yards, they wait on us at the corner store. They are our kids, our Parents, our lovers,our spouses, our friends....and that is why we so drawn to them.
Thank you for holding up your lives, that we may see our own.
I too will stand with you in spirit on the 20th at high noon ,with much admiration, respect and sympathy.
so beautifully said tracy...thank you.
very nice tracy. i agree completely. from the minute i 'met'this family i knew that we were already 'known' to each other. the honesty is so refreshing.
i am sad that my trip to the cape will miss the 20th by 3 days. but i will travel to that beach to pay my respects when i do arrive.
peace and prayers to everyone
amy in ct
Your eloquent and touching words say it all, Tracy. Thank you.
What beautiful words you beautiful people write. I am always so humbled by what I read here. Such fortitude, honesty, integrity, and eloquence. Thank goodness for this small clutch of people. Sarah, I loved the passage you cited about the whale. That is exactly how I see Jan. You make a wonderful couple and you are doing exactly what he would want you to. Facing this heart wrench with strength and resilience, pluck and eloquence, along with all the tears. We all love you and are here for dinner and vino any night. xo, Reva
What a beautiful artical...still thinking about you all!
Lots of love & peace,
Christa, Noah & Jack
Wilmington, NC
I just took the 18 minutes to watch the video Deirdre shared a few posts back......
Thank you Deirdre not only did I find the presenter and subject facinating and inspiring, but also I appreciate learning of the tedtalks website.
I hope everyone has 18 minutes to watch it as well.
Tracy in the Berkshires,
I totally agree; I watched the 18 minute video, and it was well worth the time. Perspective is a funny thing, is it not?
To all the friends and family of Jan, I offer you my deepest sympathy and condolences.
Just over six years ago, my biological mother (who suffered from manic depression/bipolar disorder) succumbed to an illness that controlled her for over 30 years. At first, I wanted to blame myself for her suicide. After all, I was her only child and the light of her life.
"Maybe I could have prevented her death", I thought. "Maybe, I could have been closer to her and not been so selfish, maybe I shouldn't have moved away after college." Maybe, maybe, maybe!!!
But...
I knew she wouldn't want me to pity myself. She would want me to keep on living and live a happy, fulfilling life- a life that she wasn't able to live. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her and smile. I know she is in a better place and free from the demons that plagued her. She is still with me, keeping watch and helping guide me through life, just as Jan is with you all.
Peace and love,
Mark G. McCormick
I have been carrying Robin's article around with me - at first in my heart, and now the actual paper copy - since the day it was published. I am so impressed and moved by the sensitivity, compassion and articulate delivery of the piece. I feel as though I have gained real insight into Jan's heart and Sarah's and Ken's as well. I need to commend Robin for such a remarkable bit of journalism - I've shared the article with a friend who is a family therapist and she has added it to her file of valued "go-to" information for use with her clients. I hope it will make Sarah, Ken, Sharyn and the boys happy to know that the tragedy of Jan's death might very well prevent the same tragedy in another life - largely through the power of Robin's remarkable words.
Thank you...sending love as always,
Susan
PS, but in no way an afterthought,
We - my "unit" - will join you all in spirit on the 20th. My plan is to go to the beach here and spend some time with our surf and seals. My heart will stand still with you at noon...wishing you solace and big, big love.
what an incredible article--personal, raw, honest, upfront, and yet honoring.
thank you to the writer, and to Jan's family and friends, for recognizing the importance and power of the chance to reach others in this.
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