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Monthly Archives: June 2006

The Most Famous Modern Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobe

Today was our first full day without Jasmine. It was a rough one (I still catch myself looking around the house for her). But it was also notable in that today’s date bore the number of the beast. People do get worked up about the silliest things. But hey, growing up Catholic, being superstitious was [...]

Variations on a Theme

And the doom and gloom machine lumbers on. We said goodbye to Jasmine today. It was time. As difficult as it was to make that appointment, there was no doubt in my mind that I was doing the right thing. Over the weekend it became obvious that she’d gone beyond coping with her illness to [...]

Living on the Outside of Your Skin

It was another week of mixed emotions. The little man and I spent two days at the Children’s Hospital, so that he could undergo a re-evaluation with his psychologist. Day one he was completely co-operative. Day two he wasn’t difficult, per se, but extremely distracted. Which was a good thing, actually, as it helped give [...]