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The Gift of Dreams Realized

Mothers spend a considerable amount of time daydreaming about the future of their unborn children ~ especially mothers relegated to bed rest at any point during pregnancy. In the left side-lying position I was obligated to assume for the last month before my son, David, was born in November of 2000, I often dreamt of […]

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Between Sainthood and Resentment is….Reality

When I was young and healthy and had no idea what it meant to be old or unhealthy – let alone young and unhealthy – I decided to become a nurse. I had no particular affinity for the sick, and probably could have gone as far as to say I disliked sick people, although I […]

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Beyond Loss

David and Goliath: The Story of How My Kid Fought Life’s Battles…and Won Everyone knows the story of David and Goliath, right?  David is weak.  A small fry.  He is the inconsequential youth who triumphs over his giant foe, Goliath, with only a small sling and a stone (oh, yeah, and also God), only to […]

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