Swine F-losers

Posted on October 19th, 2009 by Matt

Of all of the headline worthy events I could write about today (including Nola turning 6 months old today!), I have the energy and verve to write about only one thing: Yes, Constance and I have the swine flu.
Nola is fine. She’s had a few minor symptoms, but her breastmilk-boosted immune system is like lead [...]

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Nola’s Day in the ER

Posted on August 25th, 2009 by Matt

Between 10:30AM and 11:30AM yesterday morning, Nola vomited 11 times and, by the sixth time, it had turned as yellow as egg yolk. Six outfits, my shirt and pants, a book, the rug, her chair, the floor - everything was covered in her sickness. My beautiful baby girl was as white a cotton ball, her [...]

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Today I Am Thankful for April

Posted on May 29th, 2009 by Matt

My sister, April, almost died two days ago. Thankfully, there is at least one truly amazing thing about almost dying and that, of course, is the word “almost.”
It was raining, she was driving on a two-lane highway, and a wide-load semi carrying one half of a prefab home swerved into her lane and ripped the [...]

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Where Have I Been?

Posted on December 4th, 2008 by Matt

First of all I would like to apologize for my absence. It has been a tough-yet-eventful few days around the Miller household and, well, I honestly can say that the last thing I felt like doing was putting words against yet another painful day in the life of someone I love completely.
On Tuesday morning, as [...]

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Infertility on the New York Times, Dog Update, and Where’s the Period?

Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Matt

Strap on your thinking caps, grab a tissue, and head over to the New York Times Web site to read a truly wonderful piece about one of my favorite bloggers, Pamela at Coming to Terms. Both honest and beautiful, it does my infertile heart proud to see this story told – and they couldn’t [...]

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Beyond Sad

Posted on June 9th, 2008 by Matt

Last night I left my dogs out for a couple of hours because I was going to a concert later in the evening, and I didn’t want to crate them for too long. When I got home, however, my condo had been turned into a canine crime scene. It looked as if someone had been [...]

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