Melody’s Life Savings – part 1
In late May of 2001, our newly 12 year old daughter, Melody, showed disturbing signs of illness. She had had a low grade fever the day before and seemed a bit weak. This day her temperature spiked to...
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For part 1 click here (Melody in isolation) I was determined to put my college education to the ultimate use and keep Melody out of the hospital as much as possible. There were still several periods...
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to read part 2 click here (Melody shaves Grandpa) (Melody and Beth, her next youngest sister) After 15 months of treatments and the associated complications, the cancer was under control. We just had...
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to read part 3 click here One thing that Melody wanted to do before she died was go fishing. The only edible fish potentially biting in February were steelhead. We knew that she probably only had two...
View ArticleMelody’s Life Savings – part 5 (the end)
to read part 4 click here The next three years were filled with some of the hardships of life. First, I ripped cartilage in my knee and had surgery. Then, a disc in my neck ruptured, causing...
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The ebook I wrote and published through Amazon kindle, Melody’s Life Savings, about our daughter, is available for free today. You can access it here: Melody’s Life Savings or using the image link in...
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