Gone Too Soon

Yesterday I came across a Slate.com article by Emily Yoffe in which she shared the story of her husband’s first wife, Robin, who died from breast cancer at age 34. As I was reading, I could hear my 13-year-old granddaughter, also named Robin, playing a video game in her bedroom. My granddaughter was named after [...]

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The Fool

My brother Mark, too young to fully understand what was happening, rocked back and forth on his wooden booster chair, his dark eyes flashing between his brother and me. John, just a year older, knelt on his chair, his chubby hands clasped over his mouth stifling his giggles but failing to cover the dimple in [...]

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