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For the first month or so after my heart attack (at age 38, no family history, no obvious risk factors apart from being a man), I left the light on at night and cried myself to sleep. Having been startled by my own mortality -- the inevitability of it, the unfairness of it -- I was certain I was ...
 
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Portrait of an Artist's Mental Descent (By John Kelly, August 2, 2007, Page B03)
 
Till Death, or Clerical Muddle, Do Us Part (By John Kelly, August 1, 2007, Page B03)
 
Your Generosity for Kids' Camp Astounds Me (By John Kelly, July 31, 2007, Page B03)
 
Scientist Gets a Hand With Inventing a Legacy (By John Kelly, July 30, 2007, Page B03)
 
Steel Yourself for This Nugget Uncovered by Answer Man (By John Kelly, July 29, 2007, Page C03)
 
After the Campfire, These Children Glow (By John Kelly, July 26, 2007, Page B03)
 
Kids Donate the Darndest Things (By John Kelly, July 25, 2007, Page B03)
 
The Whir Before the War (By John Kelly, July 24, 2007, Page B03)
 
For All Your Wildlife Conflict Resolution Needs (By John Kelly, July 23, 2007, Page B03)
 
Answer Man Tracks Roots Of NIH Tree to Greece (By John Kelly, July 22, 2007, Page C03)
 
I'm Off to Oxford . . . but I'll Be Back (By John Kelly, July 19, 2007, Page B03)
 
Bound for a Place Where Laughter Replaces Traffic's Clatter (By John Kelly, July 18, 2007, Page B03)
 
Flashing Back to My Face-Off With Mortality (By John Kelly, July 17, 2007, Page B03)
 
A Chance to Recapture Their Inner Wildness (By John Kelly, July 16, 2007, Page B03)
 
Answer Man Solves Mystery of Bird Bands (By John Kelly, July 15, 2007, Page C03)
 
A Doting NeeNaw's Dream for Her Grandson (By John Kelly, July 12, 2007, Page B03)
 
Whose Job Is It to Save the Planet, Anyway? (By John Kelly, July 11, 2007, Page B03)
 
Many Reasons to Support a Great Experience (By John Kelly, July 10, 2007, Page B03)
 
Even Geniuses Miss Deadlines . . . And Frolic Nude (By John Kelly, July 9, 2007, Page B03)
 
Answer Man: Noises Up And Residents Ticked Off (By John Kelly, July 8, 2007, Page C03)
 
Suspected Crime Might Have a Winged Witness (By John Kelly, July 5, 2007, Page B03)
 
A Look at Where Your Donation Is Going (By John Kelly, July 4, 2007, Page B05)
 
Brothers' Family Grows in Unusual Ways (By John Kelly, July 3, 2007, Page B03)
 
Flat-Line Time for the Squished Penny Museum (By John Kelly, July 2, 2007, Page B03)
 
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