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On the terrible day of September 11th, 2001, one woman learned how motherhood changes everything.
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Yvette Manessis Corporon: My daughter was born on May 6, 2001, at Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. After nine hours of labor and 50 minutes of pushing (thank goodness for ample Greek hips and whoever invented the epidural), Christiana made her grand entrance into the world. My husband Dave beamed with love and pride as he took our freshly swaddled baby and placed her in my arms. Bursting with emotion, I looked down at her little pink face and couldn't believe how lucky I was to be holding this perfect little baby girl in my arms.
But that's not the day I became a mother.
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On September 11, 2001, Christiana was 4 months old and I was still enjoying an extended maternity leave from my life as a news producer for WCBS in New York. Dave, a cameraman for Fox5 in New York, called me as I was feeding our Christiana and told me what had happened less than a mile away, just across the river from our apartment -- where our beautiful baby sat in her bouncy seat playing with her stuffed bear.- Let’s talk: Comment (5) | Blog
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7/15/09
As my grandmother would say
If she could speak from the grave
Baby,
Don’t cry for me
Cause I have lived my life
Now its time for you to live yours
So that you can pave the road
That others can see
And be that bright light…
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Often times we are so busy in our day to day lives, that we over look the small things. It's easy to forget what's really important when we become so caught up in paying bills, working for our paychecks, and sticking to strict routines, in order to stay organized. This is something I have… Read More »
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When Casey told her son Will that the Weisses were coming over for dinner that night, his response took her by surprise: "Don't forget the strawberry cupcakes." Three-year-old Will was recalling that the Weiss' son liked the cupcakes Casey had served at a dinner party eight months earlier, when he was only two. As precocious as his memory might seem, though, by the time Will reaches school age, the strawberry cupcakes will be gone, along with his recollections of most, if not all, of his first three years. Read More »
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I was just going about my daily business, when I noticed a zit. And out of nowhere I heard Janice from Friends in my head saying 'Thank god for adult acne... hahahahahahaha' from when Rachel's at the hospital giving birth to Emma and Janice explains how she met Sid at the dermatologist's... Read More »
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We've had a string of stunning blue-sky, perfect September days here in the New York area, and today is no exception. It is the kind of day that makes seven years disappear in an instant, and a morning that looks so happy is suddenly achingly sad. We remember, all too clearly, that fateful, terrible blue-sky morning. As we should. Read More »
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Today: I lay down for a nap at 6:30pm - exhausted in mind, body and spirit. Sleep deprivation from husband, kids, life compounded with the responsibilities of mother, wife, health practitioner, daughter - care taker. I knew I needed a shift before going to treat a client at 8:30pm. I began...
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Every time you cross a line you shouldn't have crossed, every time you tell a secret you shouldn't have told; someone, somewhere, is going to remember. Memories are a funny thing when it comes right down to it. I'm no mental professional, so I can't say how or where they are stored and I don't know... Read More »
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