Music
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A Cherub, Queen, Regrets, and My Obsession with Good Omens
Where do I start? I suppose with the cherub(s). The plural will explain itself later. Unfortunately, because of Hurricane Katrina, I only have a few pictures left of Jennifer Elaine. No photos left from our childhood, when she truly resembled a creation of Raphael himself. The artist that is, not the archangel. Three of us… Continue reading
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Hypnos: Epilogue
Last night was sleep study number two. If you’re just tuning in, you can read about night one and the morning after here and here, respectively. The point of last night’s study was to test my breathing on the CPAP machine. For you laymen out there, CPAP stands for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. Essentially, when… Continue reading
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The Kindness of Strangers
“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” ― Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire Not always. But most certainly in the last ten months, and sometimes from the most unexpected of people. Tonight my husband and I had our night out, when my mom stays at the hospital and we go out for a meal… Continue reading
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Pressure
I get about one day a week off from my nearly 24/7 duties at Children’s Hospital. (If you’re just joining us, you can read about all that here.) This day is Friday, when my mom comes to stay with Robot Boy so I can go home, have a real dinner with my husband, decompress, and sleep.… Continue reading
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