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		<title>In Our Lifetime</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What has happened in your lifetime? I remember doing an interview of a dear friend that called Grandma Ferwada for a grade 5 assignment. We talked about her life and all that she experienced in her lifetime. I was amazed at the things but here is a brief overview of our conversation; she was born in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffsmyth.wordpress.com&blog=3167437&post=712&subd=jeffsmyth&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bone Marrow Transplant Day+12.
The doctors have said that if all goes according to plan (who are we kidding) then Heather could come home on Day+20-30. That is great news! I&#8217;m tired of answering Nathan&#8217;s two dominant questions; 1) When is mommy coming home? Me: Soon! [That's all I can say, he has no concept of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffsmyth.wordpress.com&blog=3167437&post=709&subd=jeffsmyth&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Harvesting Bone Marrow</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of you have been asking all about the bone marrow transplant procedure that Heather will be having on Wednesday. Questions like:

Is it surgery for Heather?
How do the get the bone marrow from the donor?
What is the bone marrow transplant procedure?

I&#8217;ve attached a brief  5-minute video on how they get bone marrow from the donor. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffsmyth.wordpress.com&blog=3167437&post=703&subd=jeffsmyth&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why does the squirrel cross the road?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Smyth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Heather and I told Nathan after breakfast that mommy and daddy needed t talk to him. Not sure what a 3yo thinks when you say that to him. I know what I thought in high school, I knew that the DTR (define the relationship) conversation was coming. So here&#8217;s what we said,

Nathan, remember how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffsmyth.wordpress.com&blog=3167437&post=700&subd=jeffsmyth&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tears &amp; Pizza</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eight sleeps. That&#8217;s all I have with my wife. It&#8217;s not as bad as you might think, maybe. Heather is going in to hospital for a Bone Marrow Transplant on November 12th. She&#8217;s then in hospital for 4-8 weeks depending on how she responds to treatment. Since August, Heather has been receiving chemo that has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=jeffsmyth.wordpress.com&blog=3167437&post=699&subd=jeffsmyth&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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