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Winter in NYC, 1996 This morning I held Sophie in my arms, her long legs dangling over my lap, her head resting heavily on my should...

Pacific Ocean Sometimes, when the suffering is great, I call on the names of those who've helped me (us) most. Names come to mind...

A friend of mine in the epilepsy community contacted me this morning from Canada. She had just learned that the drug Frisium (same dru...

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I need a new language to express my feelings when I read headlines like this on respected medical websites: Surgery in ...

No, I'm not advocating bomb-making, but I can make a cake. Flourless Chocolate Cake for Everyone Needs Cake™ As for bo...

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I sort of panicked when I logged in to the old blog and saw that I hadn't written a post in over a week. I don't know what's...

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Happy New Year, stalwart Readers! It's as good a day as any to post a couple photos of Sophie, the source, the inspiration, for so ...