Category Archives: trisomy9

Regrets for a Path Not Taken

Looking back at this time when we first returned to Richmond, I must say that we had a rare opportunity to “reset” and take a different path with our family.  We had just sold our house and were still in … Continue reading

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Our Final Goodbye to Charleston

By February, I found full-time employment and as things thawed out a sense of normalcy returned to our lives.  When Dennis and I weren’t working we spent time driving around the county in search of our new home.  We soon … Continue reading

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The Winter of our (dis)content

The holidays were low-key.  We spent Thanksgiving with Dennis’ family, and Christmas in North Carolina at my parents’ house.  Our finances were a mess, so we kept things simple.  This period taught us a lot about the key to happiness.  … Continue reading

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Our Return To Richmond

My feelings at this point:  Conflicted.  It’s never easy to walk away from your dream job and that is what I had just done.  At the time it was scary, but looking back we certainly made the right decision.  I … Continue reading

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Saying Goodbye to Our Friends at The Charles Webb Center

Finally the day came that Ben and I would join Dennis in Richmond. One of the hardest parts of this was that we had to leave our friends at the Charles Webb Center. Dennis documented our last day with the … Continue reading

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