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A Thousand Words

Posted on October 13, 2022 by saussi77

Sometimes looks can be deceiving. Today was picture day at Grace’s school. She does remote school so picture day meant we had to go to the physical school building and have her picture taken. Grace has been sick for about … Continue reading →

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Resolution?

Posted on July 9, 2022 by saussi77

Ah, the life of a chronically ill person. We spend our days dealing with doctors and insurance companies and therapists and special teachers, and even if these people are not pleasant or do not do what we need them to … Continue reading →

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The Battle of the Doctors

Posted on June 26, 2022 by saussi77

Pre-COVID, it was a thing that Grace got sick before, during, or after every single vacation. During COVID, that didn’t really happen, because we were stuck at home and I was unemployed and we just didn’t do the vacation thing. … Continue reading →

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2020—Year in Review

Posted on December 31, 2020 by saussi77

I feel like a train wreck is a suitable image for 2020. Oh, what a year! None of us will forget this one for a very long time. We all know the global craziness—the fires in Australia, the police killings … Continue reading →

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Origins

Posted on September 12, 2020 by saussi77

I don’t remember how much of what happened last fall I posted here—not much, I think—but I’m sure I haven’t written about this yet. But, after my last post about how Grace has so much anxiety, it seemed fitting to … Continue reading →

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Attrition

Posted on May 16, 2020 by saussi77

The fall of 2019 was a difficult time. In late August, Grace came home from school one day with a red and swollen thumb. Due to the redness and heat, we started her on antibiotics, but the thumb didn’t improve. … Continue reading →

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Portrait of a Working Mother

Posted on March 21, 2019 by saussi77

Just when it feels like things couldn’t possibly get worse, Grace gets gangrene. I found it last night – the tell-tale purple finger. She has been “off” for a few days, but I couldn’t figure out what was wrong. A … Continue reading →

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Contagious

Posted on October 1, 2018 by saussi77

We are all settling into our new life with a family of five. So far, it’s been pretty good. Elliot is a very sweet baby who rarely cries and sleeps relatively well at night. We all enjoy having him around; … Continue reading →

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Two Days of Torture

Posted on August 30, 2018 by saussi77

One of the lessons of parenting that has come up frequently for me is to roll with the punches—don’t get your heart set on things working out a certain way. And yet, apparently I still haven’t learned the lesson, because … Continue reading →

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40 at 40

Posted on July 31, 2018 by saussi77

Apparently, age 40 is practically geriatric in the baby delivery world. Even though I feel healthy and spry and finally have a bit of a grasp of this whole parenting thing, I’m apparently much too old to have a baby, … Continue reading →

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