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“The placenta is like the black box in an airplane,” co-author Dr. Jeffery Goldstein, assistant professor of pathology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a statement accompanying the research. “If something goes wrong with a pregnancy, we usually see changes in the placenta that can help us figure out what happened.”

Gilbert Allen, left, and his brother Michael Allen are seen in Chicago on May 7, 2021. The two wrote “Brotherly Love,” a book that recounts that painful but transformational period of Gilbert and Michael’s life. The book is aimed at 5th through 8th graders, which is a population that Michael nurtures and cultivates every day as a principal at Oakton Elementary in Evanston. (Terrence Antonio James / Chicago Tribune)

“We’ve got moms and dads that don’t really have any place to go besides bedside on that unit, so the beauty of being able to add a Ronald McDonald House environment … for families to step away a bit, have a cup of coffee, grab something to eat, take a nap and just get away from the beeping machines and the intensity of the unit to take a break is a great gift,” said Holly Buckendahl, CEO, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana.

In this Dec. 22, 2020, photo provided by Richard Chung, his son Caleb Chung receives the first dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine or a placebo as a trial participant for kids ages 12-15 at Duke University Health System in Durham, North Carolina. (Richard Chung)

I suggest that you stop trying to understand this, and insist that he call you by name. Give him positive reinforcement when he does, and don’t respond when he doesn’t. (And, please, if he calls you “nothing,” then your response should also be nothing.)

To determine the amount of soil, compost, mulch or plants needed for your garden, first calculate the square feet of the bed you are working with. Use the following calculation to determine the square feet of a bed that is 10 feet, 6 inches long and 4 feet wide. All units of measure need to be the same, so convert any measurements that are in inches to feet by dividing by 12 (inches in a foot). Multiply 10.5 feet in bed length by 4 feet in bed width, which equals 42 square feet of bed space.

Shari O’Loughlin, CEO of The Compassionate Friends, experienced the loss of her own beloved son, Connor. She told me, “Many parents who have experienced the death of their only child (or all their children) appreciate the acknowledgment of their parenthood on these special days. Their love and feelings of being a parent don’t just disappear after their loss.

Any substance derived from plants can be used to make a mulch layer, but mulches made from wood, such as these wood chips, are typically used around long-lived plants such as trees and shrubs because they are relatively slow to decay. (John Hagstrom / The Morton Arboretum)

And ask her! Contact her to say, “I completely understand if your wedding plans have changed and your guest list has decreased, but I have a Save-the-Date and didn’t receive an invitation, so I’m still unsure of your final plans. Sorry to nudge you – I know things have been crazy – but please let me know if I’m still invited. If not, no worries, and I’ll send love and good vibes to you on the day.”