We got a puppy; my first MFA thesis of the academic year was due two weeks after that; and then I was overwhelmed with work, gearing up for my second thesis of the academic year, and trying to handle the landshark that had taken up residence in our once-peaceful one-bedroom apartment...
"He had over 75 bites all over his body, it took 200 sutures and 40 staples in his head," his mom said. "We had an amazing plastic surgeon who said, 'I don't usually promise, but I'm going to put your baby back together.'" About six and a half hours...