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Blogging isn’t sexy, but I love it and ChicagoNow is my home
I began blogging on July 1, 2007 on Blogger because I wanted to create a place on the internet that celebrated what was good in life and I was curious whether anyone would read the randomness that stumbles out of my brain. Even in the halcyon days of 2007, social media and, more generally, the…
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Watch LMS TODAY on Huffington Post Live discussing mammograms
Do you remember last fall when my first mammogram turned into a lumpectomy? I’m sure you do because I (over) shared the whole thing right here on these pages. Today I have some exciting updates: First, after a mostly positive 6-month follow-up diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound in May, I was referred for genetic counseling and…
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Did I miss the memo that manners have gone out of style?
Yesterday afternoon I took my mom to see the movie The Judge starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Robert Duvall, in roles that should earn them both awards, in my humble opinion. Go see this movie, it’s phenomenal. When we arrived I held doors for no less than five people, some young and some old. I…
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Children and pets in hot cars: Name two things that will make me bust your car window
By now you’ve undoubtedly heard the tragic story about the Georgia dad, Justin Ross Harris, whose son recently died when Justin Ross Harris left the child in his car while he was at work. This story breaks my heart and reminds me of an incident from the Summer of 2012 involving a dog left in…
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Advice to new graduates: A ChicagoNow series
Just like we did with the Letters to New Moms series, ChicagoNow bloggers have once again joined forces to share our life wisdom in a new series, Advice to New Graduates. One of the things I love most about being a CN blogger is that, although each blogger develops his or her own individual brand,…
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You Say It’s Your Birthday? It’s My Birthday Too . . . In 6 Weeks!
We need to have a serious discussion. It has come to my attention that some of you have not yet begun to shop for my birthday, which is just six weeks away. That’s like tomorrow! Knowing that you want to get me the perfect birthday gift, I’ve taken it upon myself to make a few…
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Better Safe Than Sorry or The Chronicles of My Cat Scan
Thursday night, after my car accident, I went to bed feeling fine. A little stiff, but fine. Friday morning I woke up with a pretty sore abdomen. I had a few errands to run and ran them, still feeling a dull ache. Late in the morning, my awesome State Farm agent called to talk about…
Jessica L Gardner 