It was one year ago today when my mom underwent the procedure that led to irreparable brain damage and ultimately ended her life on March 2, 2013. This is another hard day in what has been a hard year. Rather than focus on the bad, the sad or the depressing thoughts that I have spent entirely too much time on already, I wanted to commemorate this day with the happier ideas that would make her smile. Reasons my mom was the coolest… 1. She taught me all the cheers she used t