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Beauty in the Breaking
We roll our bags down the entry hallway of Children’s Hospital, past a colorful abstract butterfly mural. We’re here for a scheduled overnight—no rushed admission, no immediate accident or illness, no...
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{Photo caption: Julianne’s angel collection, which always accompanies her on overnights.} On the day a mom with a sick kid either goes to or comes home from the hospital, you should not expect...
View ArticleIn Sickness and In Health, Part Two
I worry about our rheumatologist. He regularly returns calls at 7 or 8 p.m. He always visits Julianne when we come in for a hospital overnight. Sometimes we’ll see him as late as 9 in the evening, and...
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