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14 Years Ago Today

Our Lives Aren’t Fair—But They Are Good

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Amanda Goodwin
Jun 28, 2025
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Fourteen years ago today, I was lying in a hospital bed at Beth Israel in Boston—medicated, terrified, and fully aware I’d be delivering my son two months early.

The pregnancy had been high-risk from the start. I had developed preeclampsia, and without intervention, Briggs and I were both statistically on the wrong side of survival.

I knew that, intellect…

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