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First, there is something important you should know about me. I was adopted. My birth parents’ people were in the military, and they loved me, but they had to go across the ocean and couldn’t keep me or my brothers and sister. So my new mom and dad bought me a plane ticket and I
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Did you know I used to live on a sailboat? Not just live there, I was the First Mate. I still hold that title, by the way. The moment my mom and dad get another boat, I’ll be back on duty, patrolling the decks like the professional I am. We lived aboard for a whole
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The Quiet Signs In the days leading up to Karl’s first cluster attack, things felt slightly off in ways I couldn’t fully explain. Even then, I knew something wasn’t right. I told his dad more than once that Karl seemed different, but I struggled to put my finger on why. It was a quiet, uneasy
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My Window View I have my very own window in our RV. It’s down on the floor in the front, right at my dad’s feet. It’s the perfect spot for a shepherd on duty. I can see straight ahead and watch the miles fly by. I sit there and help Dad drive. It’s an important
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It was about five months after Karl’s first seizures. He had not had a single one since those initial two, and the medicine had been working perfectly. I had allowed myself to believe we were past it. But in the middle of the night it happened again, just like before. A grand mal seizure, violent
From backyard patrols to world-class adventures When I was a young Shep living in Alaska, I had a very important job: I was in charge of patrolling my yard. Every morning, my dad would look at me and say one word: “Patrol.” That was my signal.Mission activated. I’d run the whole perimeter of the property,
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Karl’s second seizure came almost exactly twenty-four hours after the first one. We hadn’t slept well that night. Even though I’d tried to convince myself the first seizure might have been a one-time event, caused by something benign like fever or stress, my mind wouldn’t settle. I kept replaying the night before, reminding myself that
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Hi, I’m Karl’s mom. It all started one night in late December, around 1 a.m. I woke up to a loud, jarring sound. Karl was thrashing against the wall with his legs. I knew what was happening immediately. I pulled him away from the wall so he wouldn’t hit his head. Almost at once, he
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Hi, I am Karl’s mom. I want to tell you about the Loopies, otherwise known as Discoid Lupus. When people meet Karl and his sister, they are often very impressed by them. Both are quite attractive, and Karl is well-behaved. Sister doesn’t spend much time in public because she is rather vocal (AKA she has
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