First time readers, kindly read the first entry for October 27, 2012, when this story began . . .

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He actually said, “I know how I feel when I’ve lost a tooth.  I can’t imagine what it’s like to lose your ovaries.”

I resisted the temptation to say, “Imagine what it would be like to have your testicles  . . . “

I’m such a lady.