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The house fills with crisp autumn air as Hugo the Cat snuggles closer for warmth. It’s too quiet in here. Six months without Caitlin means no giggles and smacking the side of her wheelchair. No music or television for her. Just appliance white noise to keep me company as I try to write this editorial. […]
This is all so very hard. As most of you know, our daughter Caitlin passed away on April 17, and we are still very raw and in pain. We wrote about our feelings on Black Gate. Caitlin was the absolute best of us. We love her so very much. The Thomases are still living through […]
Caitlin Rosemarie Thomas, 21, of Champaign, IL, formerly of DeKalb, IL and Hamden, CT, passed away April 17, 2024, due to complications from Aicardi Syndrome. She is survived by her parents, Michael Damian Thomas and Lynne M. Thomas, as well as beloved family and friends across the globe. Caitlin packed as many adventures as possible […]
(Editor’s Note: This editorial was written before Caitlin Thomas’s passing on April 17, 2024, 1 a.m., in the Lurie Children’s Hospital PICU. The Uncanny staff all offer their condolences to the Thomases. A memorial to Caitlin will appear in Issue 59.) It’s been a rollercoaster for the Uncanny Thomases. As of writing this editorial, our daughter, Caitlin, […]
Editorials are currently very hard to write when your default is usually optimism and joy. Our daughter Caitlin’s palliative care continues. She remains happy, but her health is not improving. Caitlin’s hospital is currently experiencing a cybersecurity attack, which means everything is more complicated without the ability to access her records or call and email […]
It’s a new year, Space Unicorns! We very much hope your 2024 is amazing and wonderful in every way. Sadly, though, we’re once again writing this from Lurie Children’s Hospital. Our daughter, Caitlin, is here with an aspiration pneumonia. Her palliative care has ups and downs, and today is definitely down. For the Thomases, 2024 […]
Welcome to the TENTH YEAR of Uncanny Magazine, Space Unicorns! As we write this, temperatures and leaves are falling. Hugo the Cat is buried under his blankets due to his great wisdom. The Thomas family is doing okay. Our daughter Caitlin has good days and bad days, but she’s still here. She turned 21 years […]
The Thomases and Hugo the Cat are enduring yet another muggy Central Illinois summer by hiding in the house with its air conditioning. Though there has been plenty of magic over the last few months, it’s also been grueling. Our daughter Caitlin’s palliative care remains difficult. She has more good days than bad, but the […]
We’ve already zipped past the 20 lovely spring days here in Central Illinois and are already broiling in the first summer heatwave as we write this. The Uncanny Thomases are doing their best under the ongoing circumstances. Our daughter, Caitlin, is currently fairly stable and happy, but her palliative care continues to be rather difficult. […]
We’re writing this editorial from a hotel room at Norwescon in scenic SeaTac, Washington. We made it. Our daughter Caitlin gets to enjoy her family being Guests of Honor at a fabulous convention. We’re having a magical time with friends and family. Caitlin visited the Space Needle, Pacific Science Center, Chihuly Museum, and Museum of […]
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