The Shift: From Haunting Memories to Living Legacy

For a long time, my memories of Leigh were focused on hospital visits, surgeries, and navigating life in a wheelchair. I was haunted by the images of him trying to manage in a world that simply wasn't built for him. But about a year after finishing his biography, something shifted.

I began to remember there was also joy in those struggles. I remembered Leigh’s little chuckle when we hit a muddy puddle or the determined look on his face when he faced a rough surface to cross. I realized that while Leigh was no longer here, other children like him would relate to these adventures, and Leigh's spirit could still lead the way for others.

The Birth of LWA Creative Designs That is how Leigh’s Wheelie Adventures began. It started as a way to cope with everyday life without him, by reimagining the world through his eyes; a world where every obstacle is just the start of a "Squishy Sand" or a "Nature Study Buddies" adventure.

Writing these stories has been my bridge. It allowed me to move from the deep sorrow of what was lost to the beautiful legacy of what he left behind.

A Final Thought for You If you are in the middle of your own silence right now, I don't have a map for you, grief doesn't work that way. But I can tell you that for me, finding a way to create something in his name was the first time I felt I could breathe again.

Leigh is still having adventures. He’s just doing it through the pages of these books now, and I’m so grateful I get to be the one to tell his stories.