This is the continuation of ‘The Thirteen Days of Arthur,’ a series of writings by Melissa Mouzin-Bennett, mom to Arthur Hancock… ********************* Something that I didn’t understand when I was first laid eyes on him, and will never be able to explain is how cute Arthur was physically.  I know I dwell a lot on …

This is the continuation of ‘The Thirteen Days of Arthur,’ a series of writings by Melissa Mouzin-Bennett, mom to Arthur Hancock. ********************* What in the world would possess the father of a one week old terminally ill baby with a bilateral cleft and severe feeding problems to place a curly fry in said child’s fist?  …

This is the continuation of ‘The Thirteen Days of Arthur,’ a series of writings by Melissa Mouzin-Bennett, mom to Arthur Hancock… ********************* I feel like I am somewhat gifted with a broad vocabulary and I tend to talk a lot sometimes. I also used to become very uncomfortable with silence and would need music or …

This is the continuation of ‘The Thirteen Days of Arthur,’ a series of writings by Melissa Mouzin-Bennett, mom to Arthur Hancock… ********************* As you may or may not know, I work for the WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program as a nutritionist.  My job is to take basic heights, weights, check iron, assess a nutritional …

This is the continuation of ‘The Thirteen Days of Arthur,’ a series of writings by Melissa Mouzin-Bennett, mom to Arthur Hancock… ********************* Arthur was born the week after Thanksgiving, so he came to us during a time when our family was joining  everyone else in getting ready for Christmas.  Several people told me that it was a shame that he was …