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What will it be this time? <\/em>I wondered, yanking the rope through my bay window. Games? Puzzles? <\/em>My twin brother, Brad, had rigged this pulley system to run between my second-floor bedroom and the front yard. Neighbors <\/a>and friends left presents for me in a wicker basket, and I\u2019d hoist them up once a day. The basket held everything from comic books and card games to snacks and flowers. I even pulled up a banana plant one day. Those little gifts really brightened my spirits.<\/p>\n

It was mid-December and I\u2019d just gotten back from Boston Children\u2019s Hospital. The doctors had put me in traction for a month to treat the arthritis in my hips<\/a>. My family visited from the suburbs, and I got to meet three Boston Bruins players. But being alone in a hospital was scary for a 12-year-old. Boring, too. This was 1968. There were no tablets or smartphones to help pass the time. I kept busy making crafts, but the days felt long.<\/p>\n

Now I was finally home but still confined to bed for another five months. For a kid who loved being outside and running around, this was torture. My family tried to cheer me up by playing games with me. They even put the Christmas tree<\/a> in my bedroom. But apart from a tutor who came on weekday mornings, Brad\u2019s pulley system was my biggest connection to the outside world.<\/p>\n

I gave the rope one last tug and peered into the basket. Staring back at me were two little black eyes poking out of a green body. I couldn\u2019t believe it\u2014a turtle!<\/a><\/p>\n

I lifted her onto my chest. \u201cHello,\u201d I said, petting her shell. Who had put her in the basket? There was no note. I thought of all the people who had been so kind to me. Mom. Dad. Brad. My sister Suzanne. Cousin Diane. Diane<\/em>, I thought. I\u2019ll name her Diane<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Dad set Diane up in a fish tank by my bedside. We watched shows together on a tiny black-and-white television, and I let her crawl around on me. Dad decorated her tank, including her own little Christmas tree. Everyone warned me not to get too attached; novelty turtles didn\u2019t usually live more than 12 months. But I was smitten. I showered Diane with love and affection and always told her what was on my mind. She was a great listener.<\/p>\n

Time came and went. One year. Two years. Ten! I thrived\u2014Diane did, too. Eventually Brad and I opened Twin Designs Gift Shop in Bristol, New Hampshire. We kept Diane in the back office, but our customers loved her so much that we moved her out front.<\/p>\n

\u201cCan I see the turtle again?\u201d people would ask when they came into the shop. It warmed my heart.<\/p>\n

Visitors, whose photos cover the shop\u2019s walls, come every week to watch Diane and to browse through all our turtle merchandise. It\u2019s been 50 years since some wonderful soul put a 50-cent turtle in a lonely boy\u2019s basket. They couldn\u2019t have known what a joy<\/a> she\u2019d become. Diane is one of my oldest friends. After all, we grew up together.<\/p>\n

View Diane\u2019s live web cam at dianetheturtle.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Did you enjoy this story? Subscribe to <\/em>All Creatures<\/a><\/strong> magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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