On Tuesday evening, I decided to make a Comfort Doll again. I haven't made one of them in 5 years, but knitting one was like rediscovering an old friend. The pattern I linked to, though is for ...

First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines at tgam.ca/essayguide. When I was 20, or thereabouts, I spent six weeks flat on my back in ...