Martha and Tom’s visit to India has so completely occupied my life for the past few weeks I have literally done almost nothing but plan for it and then revel in it. This morning, the day I [...]
Ten years ago, our doctor told us that Moy Moy probably only had a few more months to live. She had been having up to 16 major seizures in a day and her decline in every sphere had been [...]
Anne Bruce is a remarkable woman. Who does this? A retired pediatric speech therapist, with years of experience working with children just exactly like ours, and still much in demand in her [...]
Gmail has added a new feature: After you send an email, you get this message: “Your message has been sent. Undo.” You then have ten seconds to change your mind. Hit “Undo” [...]
Anand turned 26 this week, marking a decisive change in our relationship. He is now older than I was when he was born. The moment of realization that this is true, that your child has become an [...]
An important and ongoing activity of the EIC – making splints and other assistive devices – gained momentum this year through the quiet and dedicated efforts of one of our most [...]
Today I bought a small assortment of expensive fruits and vegetables. Mushrooms, a green pepper, two papaya, one tangerine, half a kilo of chikoos and one sitaphul (come to India and I will treat [...]
Today was the valedictory celebration for the graduates of our second Teaching Assistants Training program. When I arrived, they were all still dancing, but as soon as they saw me they got very [...]
My dear friend Deepa Bhushan turned 50 on November 1st . Her children organized a birthday party for her and they invited me and Ravi. Ravi and I seldom go anywhere together (That’s life. [...]