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A Bonus Year Of Childhood

My kids elementary school goes through sixth grade, and for that I am eternally grateful. Its an anomaly in LA, and probably in most parts of the country, where primary school is normally K-5. And now that my daughter is in sixth grade, being able to put off middle school for another year has felt like a huge gift to me.A bonus year of childhood, if you will.Middle school, as we all …

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Chapter 4: Chemo Begins, With a Bonus: Bronchitis

To start at the beginning, read Chapter 1: Abby’s Crap News – AKA My “Journey” With Cancer The Kindness of Strangers and Others I cut my hair. And then I cut it again. I can’t even remember the last time I wore my hair short – I don’t particularly like it short, but I know it’s going to fall out within weeks, so I wanted to feel some modicum of control over the process. (Or the illusion of control, anyway.)