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Sons – Part 4 of 5 – A Life Story of Choice

The doctors spoke to them about a “degenerative disorder of the nervous system” and how infants with the disease seem perfectly normal at birth. The test for a definitive diagnosis could only be done at Albert Einstein Hospital in the … Continue reading

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Sons – Part 4 of 4

Michael The doctors spoke to them about a “degenerative disorder of the nervous system” and how infants with the disease seem perfectly normal at birth. The test for a definitive diagnosis could only be done at Albert Einstein Hospital in … Continue reading

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For Michael – Thirty Years Ago

Thirty years ago today my son died in my arms. He was just nine years old and would have been ten that April in 1985. I can’t picture myself with a son who would be forty in a month and … Continue reading

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Sons – A Story of Choice and Triumph – Part 4 of 4

Michael The doctors spoke to them about a “degenerative disorder of the nervous system” and how infants with the disease seem perfectly normal at birth. The test for a definitive diagnosis could only be done at Albert Einstein Hospital in … Continue reading

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