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Elyce Wakerman

Elyce Wakerman

Mother of the Bat

My husband and I spent our courtship on the protest fields of Washington, D.C. Yet here we were, in the thick of planning what I am sure we once believed to be the most bourgeois enterprise imaginable: a \”catered affair,\” entertainment that would cost thousands and be over in a matter of hours. How had we gotten ourselves into this?

Healthy Diet Can Be a Heart Hazard

Johnny Carson used to have a joke about it. A friend of his had sworn off coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, red meat and sex. The guy was doing just fine, Carson quipped, until he committed suicide.

The Unexpected

It was Sept. 11, 2002, and there was no reason on earth to feel anything but somber.

Delivery Pains

Coming back home, I took a deep breath and let it out slowly. \”It is done,\” I sighed.

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