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, have two children: Emily, a lawyer, and Abigail, who was born with Rett syndrome in 1997. Neil worked at The New York Times as an editor, a columnist for the Jersey section, a theater and television critic, and an obituary writer; he retired from a nearly 50-year journalism career in 2023. This column, with its proverbial title, will be occasionally inspiring, but also honest about difficulties and setbacks.
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The Trenton Thunder’s baseball season opened the other day, though only a hardcore few noticed. Like most households in New Jersey, ours is fairly indifferent to the Thunder. And yet before the summer is over we will make several trips to see the team play, because watching a baseball game…
