Sunday, April 14, 2002

While cleaning up the house for Jasmine's birthday party, Esmé and Jasmine were playing with their dolls. Esmé had asked me to get her doctor's kit, too, because she thought her baby was getting sick. A little while later, with a serious look on her face, she confirmed that her baby was, indeed, very sick. "What's the matter?" I asked. "Headache? Tummy ache? Fever?" "Nope," Esmé replied. "She has leukemia." Amazing how easy it is for her to put "very sick" into a meaningful context, especially given how much we've talked about my story. Heh. I wonder how many other five year olds help their dolls get better from cancer. 12:04:23 PM

Happy second birthday, Jasmine! 11:57:53 AM