JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

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Pretend to be an announcer at an ice skating competition… Sitting on a stool in our kitchen this morning, Michaela pressed her anesthesia mask from yesterday’s operation against her face as she announced: Now Abigail Leung and Elisabeth Leung take the ice… She then started singing while her sisters skated in their stockings across our […]

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Yesterday Michaela had surgery. It was a minor procedure. And it was not a surprise. We had been watching this condition for two years, half her life, visiting various physicians and trying to determine when would be the best time to operate. I had asked questions and had expectations for how the process would happen […]

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Parents – or rather, those who want to become parents – often remove one type of protection from their lives but then begin adding others. Even before conception, changes can be made to diets and lifestyles to ensure a healthier baby and easier pregnancy. The process of caring for a young life seems one of […]

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