Month: January 2021

It was the night that Hurricane Sandy began. It was raining and I was in the hospital taking care of Sam (my husband who was getting radiation treatment for cancer). My daughter Sara was giving me a hard time on the phone, she didn’t want to walk the dog.  I begged her to walk the …

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I loved my job.  I was an accomplished Knowledge Analyst at the Department of Education.  I worked tirelessy getting correct information to parents through the P311 call center in New York City.  I was proud of what I accomplished and I was running the department of alone.  My boss was replacing the Director and couldn’t …

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The world turned into a blur, and so did all the sounds. The taste. The smell. Everything was just gone.  I’m losing my mind…again. I can feel it unravelling, the threads of every happy memory I can ever recall, all but disarray.  So many tears burst forth like water from a dam, spilling down my …

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My beautiful boy, Good bye 💖.  You protected me and my family. You cared for me when I was sick and laid with me while I slept. You walked with me, even when the difficulties from my health caused me pain. You turned my heart from a fear of dogs to unending love for you. …

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