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Discove r Cit yV iewN C.co m's fre s h up d ate d loo k ! | 11 Nurture, Inspire, Empower Sherry L Melvin, CHt, Life Coaching & Hypnosis 910.916.3024 | www.SherryLMelvin.com C O A C H I N G Welcome your baby into the world in a positive atmosphere of calm and joy with group and private HypnoBirthing classes. Connect with your birthing instincts and the innate intelligence of your body! Evening & Weekend Appointments Available S H E R R Y M E L V I N TRY TODAY FAYETTEVILLE 2043 Skibo Rd Fayetteville, NC 28314 (910) 864-1500 M-F 8a - 10p | S 8a - 10p | 10a - 8p 100 * FAYETTEVILLE 2043 Skibo Rd Fayetteville, NC 28314 (910) 864-1500 M-F 8a - 10p | S 8a - 10p | Su 10a - 8p 55 TRY TODAY FAYETTEVILLE 2043 Skibo Rd Fayetteville, NC 28314 (910) 864-1500 M-F 8a - 10p | S 8a - 10p | 10a - 8p 100 * blurring memories of our days together. We both married, raised children, made some money, travelled on our jobs and played far less irresponsibly apart than we had together. We were both generally unaware of the other…. until we reunited in 2010. In this past decade, we have called and texted and emailed a gazillion times. We have been together for one classic rock concert, three weekends at the coast of North Carolina and one journey to a wildlife preserve in Granville County. We discussed a trip to Colorado to see Jeff and we planned for sailing and hiking in Vermont. My pal's daughter texted one night this past April. I had never interacted with her until that moment. I knew she was cherished by her dad and I know that she has found a place of credibility in the working world among very famous people. Her message though was ominous. Her dad, my swell pal from then and now, had a tumor at the base of his skull. It was a traumatic introduction to a young woman that I had waited a decade to meet. My pal is home today. He has survived brain surgery. He has done nearly a half a dozen rounds of in-patient chemotherapy. (He texted to me during round two of chemo that the color of the liquid flowing from the bag to the point of entry into his vein was exactly the same color of his favorite cra beer from his favorite brewery in Vermont.) He has engaged in physical therapy to restore motor skills and mental calisthenics to remain cognitively sharp. He texted a picture of his newly shaved head to Jeff and me. Jeff responded with one his own bald head. I went to Fantastic Sam's for a #2 buzz cut of what hair I have le. My pal told me that uncountable numbers of folks have lauded his fortitude in this fight. en he told me

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