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You Can Only Walk Through the Haze For So Long

After a hiatus of almost three years I returned to Cross Fit. I needed it badly after the COVID quarantine and gaining fifteen more pounds during that time. I had only talked to my beloved canine and was beginning to … Continue reading

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Struggling Through the Old Family Albums

  My sister moved back to Minnesota seventeen years ago. She moved the remainder of our parents belongings and furniture to the home that they bought and has gradually been sifting through things. Many times we have questioned where certain … Continue reading

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Why Is the Person With No Medical Background Calling the Shots?

I still wonder why Brad is gone. Who failed him? The doctors? The insurance company? The hospitals? It was always hurry up and wait. Where did it all fall apart? Our healthcare system is a mess and I saw this … Continue reading

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Nobody Pulls You Aside & Tells You This About Motherhood

Since 00:16 AM I have been reliving July 11, 1975 over and over again in the corner of my mind. It invades all other thoughts and flashes back to a delivery room in the early, early morning hours. My struggle … Continue reading

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It Was All So Surreal

I stood there in the middle of a murmuring crowd staring at the picture boards before me. I couldn’t concentrate on them and I just kept staring at the man in them. He was my former husband that had given … Continue reading

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