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Surprise Bro’ It was the evening of May 21, 1996, my parent’s thirteenth wedding anniversary, and we had just returned from visiting what was to be our new home. I was ten years old, my sister eight, and the new three bedroom split would be perfect for what my parents had considered their complete family. As my parents quietly conversed in the dining room of the old house, I noticed a strange white cylinder on the bathroom counter top. Looking down at it, I shouted to my parents, “Hey, what’s the blue plus sign mean on this thing?” My parents just looked at each other in total disbelief and silence fell upon t