Our daughter, Abby, who has Rett syndrome, just turned 29. It’s the kind of number that makes a parent think, “Can that possibly be right?” And, “Good golly, we’ve been doing this for a long time.” Abby may or may not care about birthdays, but if she does, she’s…
An Excess of Lemons
— Neil Genzlinger
Neil Genzlinger and his wife, Donna Dee Genzlinger, live in New Jersey with their daughter Abby, who has been living with Rett syndrome for almost three decades. He retired in 2023 after 29 years at The New York Times and worked previously at The Washington Post, The Hartford Courant, and The Central Maine Morning Sentinel.
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My last job at The New York Times, where I worked in various writing and editing positions for almost 30 years before retiring in 2023, was as an obituary writer. Almost all of the hundreds of obituaries I wrote were assigned to me by editors, who reviewed the daily list…
