Grieving for a Stranger

Unless you live under a rock, you know that Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, lost his battle with cancer yesterday.  I was surprised at how hard his death has hit me and how I can be grieving for someone I never met.  Why?  Well, every morning, Son 2 gets up and immediately wants to play a game on my iPhone.  This same miraculous device holds his positive behavior system, ABC (antecedent, behavior, consequence) data,  everyone's medical histories, times tables, a PECS (picture exhange communication system) program, a visual schedule, and so much more.  The number of ways in which it has changed our lives for the better is immeasurable.   So many say, "It's just a fancy phone."  No, it's so much more.  It holds our lives and is a window into my son's world that may otherwise have remained closed forever.  It's not a phone, it's a miracle.  God bless you, Mr. Jobs.  Rest in peace, well done!