Amy B. Czerniec, 1966-2024

by | January 16, 2024 • 8:30 am | Blog

Amy Beth Czerniec April 9, 1966 — January 16, 2024 Amy Beth Czerniec died on January 16, 2024, at her home in Racine, Wisconsin. She was 57 years old Born in East Troy on April 9, 1966 to Donald and Carol Dibble, Amy grew up in Kenosha. She attended Roosevelt...

Another Week: Number 55

by | January 14, 2024 • 12:00 am | Another Week

January 11, 2024: Sister-in-law Karen and mother-in-law Shirley visit Amy Czerniec at home. Another Week: Number 55 < Previous Another Week Lately, every time I accept a “new normal,” an even newer normal replaces it the next day. Monday was the last time Amy got...

Another Week: Number 54

by | January 7, 2024 • 12:00 am | Another Week

Mark Czerniec and Amy Czerniec watching TV, January 6, 2024. Another Week: Number 54 < Previous Another Week This week was about one mission above all else: Getting Amy out the door on Thursday, down three or four concrete steps, and into a vehicle for a one-hour...

Another Week: Number 53

by | December 31, 2023 • 12:00 am | Another Week

December 30, 2023: Amy Czerniec, asleep in her living room. Another Week: Number 53 < Previous Another Week It’s been another in a series of taxing weeks. In the mornings, I try to be quiet to let Amy sleep as late as possible. I do laundry, run and empty the...

Another Week: Number 52

by | December 24, 2023 • 12:00 am | Another Week

Amy Czerniec reunited with her pal with Roopie, December 20, 2023. Another Week: Number 52 < Previous Another Week When I started Another Week a year ago, it was an experiment aimed at filling the expressive void left after I quit social media. I figured it made...

Another Week: Number 51

by | December 17, 2023 • 12:00 am | Another Week

Racine, Wisconsin: Our living room on Saturday, December 16, 2023. Another Week: Number 51 < Previous Another Week But we decide which is rightAnd which is an illusion — Graeme Edge, “Late Lament” It’s funny how my mind flips back and forth in predicting the...

Another Week: Number 50

by | December 10, 2023 • 12:00 am | Another Week

Racine, Wisconsin, December 5, 2023: View of Webster Street from our bedroom window. Another Week: Number 50 < Previous Another Week This was a stressful week regarding Amy’s health. On Monday morning, at the procedure to administer chemotherapy in her head,...

Another Week: Number 49

by | December 3, 2023 • 12:00 am | Another Week

Wauwatosa, Wisconsin: View south over Froedtert campus toward Wisconsin Lutheran College, November 27, 2023. Another Week: Number 49 < Previous Another Week We made only one run up to the Froedtert Hospital campus this week. That was Monday, for an infusion of...

Another Week: Number 48

by | November 26, 2023 • 12:00 am | Another Week

Wednesday, November 22, 2023: Sunset at the Walmart parking lot in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. Another Week: Number 48 < Previous Another Week Thanksgiving week found Amy pretty weak and fatigued and still struggling with eating solid food, but nevertheless powering...

Another Week: Number 47

by | November 19, 2023 • 12:00 am | Another Week

Sunrise on Drexel Ave. in front of Mitchell School in Racine, Wisconsin, November 16, 2023. Another Week: Number 47 < Previous Another Week More than six months into Amy’s current health adversity, we’re sort of swimming from rock to rock in a rushing...