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  • My Due Date.

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    On Monday I took a bus from 14th Street all the way to the Upper East side. I enjoy riding the bus. Many people find that crazy, but I do. I love getting lost in thought while moving through the streets of Manhattan. There’s just so much to look at, so many things that don’t…

  • Skin Cancer, Eczema and SWEET RELIEF!

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    Back in July of 2009 I wrote a post about my shins and the itchy bumps. I wrote about how I’ve spoken with many doctors over the years. I’ve asked them what it might be and no one has been able to help me. Two of them were even dermatologists. Yeah. It sucks. And to be completely…

  • Mostly Wordless

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    You’ll have to forgive me for not having much to say right now. It’s been a rough week. And other than baking some more chocolate chip cookies for a friend, I haven’t baked anything new this week. I have written three posts since last Wednesday and all of them seem completely inappropriate given the situation.…

  • The Fevers. They're Back.

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    I have a recipe for today but I don’t think I can give it the time it deserves, so I am going to save it until next week. Emory is quite ill. The fevers are back. Last year he suffered from fevers that brought with them Febrile seizures. That duo seems to be making an encore presentation…

  • A Triploidy Pregnancy: Incompatible With Life.

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    We received the genetics report back from my doctor yesterday. I had been anticipating yesterday’s phone call since my D&C took place a month ago. I worried that the report would bring us results suggesting that I had done something wrong. (I think every parent thinks that.) I worried it might be something on Toby’s…

  • My Miscarriage.

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    Are You Currently Pregnant? I sat in the waiting room chair and read it again. Are You Currently Pregnant? What’s the definition of pregnant? I thought. Did the baby have to be alive? Was I still pregnant? And why did it matter right now? I was there to have my blood drawn. Seven hours earlier,…

  • Itchy Calves

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    I can already picture the responses I’ll likely get from this one: “TALK TO A DOCTOR!” I have. In fact, I have talked to five doctors about this and not one person has been able to tell me anything. The best response I’ve gotten is, “Put some lotion on it.” This post might feature a little…

  • Type O Negative Blood

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    I have type O negative blood. I really gave this little thought up until yesterday when my mother and I started talking about blood type. I told her I was O negative and she remembered something about the negative Rh factor. My eyes glazed over. Rh? Huh? Antigens who? Uncle what? So last night I…

  • A Few Things I Learned About Toddler Poop

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    It’s been a long couple of months for us health wise. Em has been sick on and off since December. Earaches, asthma and constipation have had Toby Joe and I at a loss for what to do next. It’s been a great big guessing game. We’re guessing more now than we were when he was…

  • Breathe Locally

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    This post was going to be about organic food and locavores both of which are growing trends here in America. Just last week, Michelle Obama planted an organic vegetable garden on the White House lawn – the first garden at the White House since the FDR administration. It seems that people are starting to care…