Thomas Cheesman

Chef until my hands retired me.

Dad of three. One of fewer than fifty people alive with Hajdu-Cheney syndrome. This is what I'm leaving behind — written while I can.

  • Chef
  • Dad of 3
  • 1 of <50 with Hajdu-Cheney
  • 8 family lines
  • Grande Prairie
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Thomas Cheesman holding his newborn Thomas Cheesman with his children Thomas Cheesman camping with his child Thomas Cheesman with his child by the water Thomas Cheesman with his child in a field Thomas Cheesman
day one

out past the yard light

The Back Quarter

A quarter section of everything on this site. Hop in the buggy and drive it.

W A S D or arrows · Enter steps inside · Esc hops out

drive up to any building to visit that corner of the site

the farm ledger

Recently added

  1. Jul 5 The Back Quarter — the homepage is now a farm you can drive
  2. Jun 18 Comments opened on the eight heritage long-reads
  3. Jun 17 The family key — sign in for the kids' photo galleries
“It is the truest word for this family, because the Dochertys were never the loud kind of survivors.”
— The Dochertys · read the whole story →