AmyD. | June 7, 2010
“I saw the destruction of Dresden. I saw the city before and then came out of an air-raid shelter and saw it afterward, and certainly one response is laughter. God knows, that’s the soul seeking some relief… Humor is an almost physiological response to fear. Freud said that humor is a response to frustration – [...]
AmyD. | June 4, 2010
I’m exhausted, we were up until 1am last night after graduation! The speeches were great, the choir sounded wonderful, the orchestra was perfect. It was just a really great night. This morning we were all up early having coffee and doughnuts. Today the kids are lounging around the house stretched out on chairs and sofas [...]
AmyD. | December 1, 2009
A year ago today I was trapped in a hospital room watching my son recover from Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection. Horrific, excruciating, and painful are all understatements. Mike stayed as long as he could before taking our girls home and leaving me down at UCLA with Ethan. In the room I kept a brave face, [...]
AmyD. | September 21, 2009
I keep logging in here to write a new post and I lose steam rapidly every time. This blog used to feel like home to me, like a second skin. Sure, I didn’t let out every lurid detail, but it was my place. Over the last year it has become less so for all sorts [...]
AmyD. | May 7, 2009
Mother’s Day is this Sunday. I can’t imagine many mothers in the blogosphere not taking a moment to remember two little girls who lost their mother to cancer this year. Lisa at Clusterfook touched so many lives and even in the midst of her own battle she took the time to give me a few [...]
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