Darcy Gammon Wakefield

Fast Forward to 2025 and I am just finishing her words in "I remember running." She still inspires and Darcy´s words speak to me clearly of a life full of living. My simple way of being grateful for small things has expanded greatly and I thank her for this. Her Spirit lives on.

Darcy Wakefield was my professor at SMCC in the early Aughts. It was only for a short time because this was post her diagnosis. I attended her funeral. I often think about her and this is what brought me to this page. I hope all her friends and family know that she touched many lives including mine.

I have not yet read Darcy's book - I just discovered it online while searching for something else. My sweet husband had ALS and passed away about 5 months ago. Once we received the diagnosis we got busy crossing items off his bucket list - similar to what Darcy did. We didn't accomplish them all, but we sure had fun with the ones we did accomplish, until my husband was too ill to travel. This is a horrible, relentless, devastating disease. I join you in hoping and praying for a cure.

So sad to learn of Darcy's death. I was fortunate to be her Junior Advisor her first year at Bates. She was such a wonderful person and made everyone feel good. I just ordered her book and will read it while sipping a cup of tea and remember our fun year together in Parker Hall. Big hugs to you all. I have several photos from that year. If you would like me to send them to you, contact me at [email protected].

Thank you for Darcy's book. My mom passed from ALS two months ago, and I promptly bought and read this book. If only I had read it earlier and had her read it as well. Darcy - you lived a beautiful life, so true to yourself, and I'm so happy for all of you that Steve and Sam came into the picture as well. I truly hope to meet you some day. Thank you, thank you.

Darcy was my English professor and friend. She taught me much more about life than writing, and I will always miss her spirit.

I just finished reading "I Remember Running" - what a beautiful, sad, inspiring book. I am saddened that Darcy has passed on and grateful for the inspiring thoughts she left for us. I think her book provides a blueprint for life that we can all benefit from. My condolences to her family and friends.

I just finished reading her book "I remember running". I wish I would have met such an extraordinary human being. Darcy continues to teach us not to give for granted the simple things in life.

I was looking for something on NPR and came across today's "This I Believe" commentary. Since that piece is about ALS, Darcy's pieces came up as well.
As a long-term NPR listener, I recognized Darcy's voice in her piece on losing the ability to run, and then Betsy reading another of Darcy's pieces.
Please do know that, as disconcerting as it may seem, Darcy's voice and vision do live on.
Take care.