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The Flowering Man
(Inspired by events written in Susan Kay’s novel Phantom) The blossoms, so tenderly cared for, lay in strangers’ hands. The most handsome were taken away by scavenging neighbors. The others were left to wilt and perish. How the buds flourished under the care of a somber man, a man simply trying to forget a boy-… Continue reading
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Limited Freedom
Originally posted on Robot Boy & The Intrusive Interloper: RB had a fever yesterday and we had to return to the ER at CHNOLA. Everything seems fine, but he’s being treated with antibiotics for safety reasons since some bacteria came back in his tracheostomy. It’s a bacteria he’s been colonized with and will always be… Continue reading
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Shaving & Sharing
I wanted to make my first ever vlog, however, I couldn’t get my video to upload to YouTube or Dropbox-or anyplace! Soooo…. I went with Plan B, take still shots of the video and create a photo blog! Last week, I was contacted by an acquaintance who was interested in shaving his head for September… Continue reading
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September is Gold
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the color is gold. Pediatric cancer is not a popular subject. It isn’t something we like to discuss or think about. What parents want to imagine their child with cancer? We didn’t want to. Unfortunately, avoiding the thought of it didn’t prevent Robot Boy from developing brain cancer.… Continue reading
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The Ronan Thompson Foundation
The Ronan Thompson Foundation. Please visit the link and learn more about the foundation and how to help. My readers should know by now our number one priority is Robot Boy and helping to find a way to end childhood cancer. It is the least funded of all cancers, and it is the #1 death… Continue reading
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