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Dad at 90: Still Defying the Odds

David Price — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 11:58:15 +0000

87. That was it. 87. No more. His condition was too bad. He was too far gone. 87 years was all he was going to get. It’s what everyone thought — except for Mom. She was determined he was going to live. He was going to be OK. As it turns out, she was right. ...

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For Andrew on His 14th Birthday (click to read)

David Price — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:15:35 +0000

An Open Letter to My Dad on His 88th Birthday

David Price — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 11:21:14 +0000

Dear Dad, If I’m completely honest, this time last year I didn’t think you would be here to see this day. All my life, I assumed that you would live to be in your late 90s, strong and healthy as an ox, just like Grandma and Grandpa. All my dreams and assumptions about that came...

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The Twilight of Childhood: Celebrating Andrew’s 12th Birthday

David Price — Wed, 27 Mar 2019 10:56:34 +0000

It’s a hard time of life. You’re not a “little kid” anymore but you’re not a teenager, either. They call them the “tween years,” which I think means you are lost somewhere between the whacky childhood years and the chaotic teen years. Whatever it is, today our Andrew officially enters his last year of the...

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On Jacob’s 18th Birthday

David Price — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:54:48 +0000

There is that first time you hold your newborn child that redefines who you are. Wrapped tightly in the little blanket, knit hat on head, eyes tightly shut, feeble and helpless. Though the last two adjectives can also be used to describe the feeling of being a new dad, it is the child in your...

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