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Invisible or Stared At
(Note: this entry was written Nov. 1, but not actually published until Nov. 22.) The big news yesterday, at least among the population of Alberta disability advocates, was the sentencing to jail of a...
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A Heart, Broken
My daughter was born with a hole in her heart. More specifically, she was born with Atrial Septal Defect (ASD), a hole between the upper champers of her heart. She also had Patent Ductus Arteriosus...
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Christmas in March?!
Yesterday felt like Christmas morning. But not just Christmas – that Christmas. The one where you got everything on your list, and both sets of grandparents showed up as a surprise, and Mom put dried...
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Hotter Than Hades
Yesterday, I found myself face to face with an angel. I’m traveling around the western US while Mars holds down the fort at home, and I’m on the tail end of the trip. Before I left, I took my car in...
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Being a Teenager is Just Brutal
I have spent the past month in Washington. One of my sisters was quite ill, so I went to be with her. That left Mars to run the house on his own. He did a great job, but a couple of times he struggled...
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Officially Sanctioned Discrimination Bites!
I was not home from Washington for twelve hours before I got the latest nasty surprise. Mars got a call from the person who is working on our immigration, and she said our permanent residency may be...
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My Neighborhood Internet Trolls
I told you yesterday about the latest wrinkle in our immigration to Canada. But I didn’t tell you the most painful part. I made the supreme mistake of posting about it on a social media platform I...
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Moving to … God Only Knows Where
Well, it’s official. We are leaving Canada. My husband’s boss sent an email throughout the company today announcing that Mars’ last day will be June 30. Officially, this was part of the re-organization...
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Writers Brain Gone Amok
Girly Girl was late leaving the house today — seven minutes late — so I opened my Friend Finder app to make sure she caught her bus. Sure enough, there she was, right at our front door, headed out. But...
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Saying Goodbye
Yesterday was the first in what I expect will be a long string of painful goodbyes. Girly Girl had her last regular checkup with her amazing pediatrician and staff at the Edmonton Down Syndrome Clinic....
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