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The Pleasure of Life
Take me to the river
      I went on a guys' weekend recently to the river with two old friends from college (Go Hokies!) and our 12-year-old sons. My friends joked that they had better watch what they say because I might write about it. This, of course, guaranteed I would write about it. Let that be a lesson to the rest of my friends - what's left of them.
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When kids get sick
How families deal with chronic illness
      Ten fingers and 10 toes. That's the first thing new parents look for when their kids are born as a sign of a healthy delivery. Unfortunately, raising a healthy child isn't always that easy. Sometimes children's bodies go haywire, wreaking havoc on the family, and immediately catapulting parents into medical crises that most are not prepared for.
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