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"For 15 years, I battled anxiety, panic attacks, and bouts of insomnia. I began to sweep a swath of hair over a growing bald spot."
"We can’t talk about foreclosure because, like all other shameful family secrets, it makes people uncomfortable."
"After three weeks visiting my dad, I was scheduled to fly home. 'I don’t want you to go,' he told me."
"I remember thinking that he went to the doctor more than seemed usual, but when I asked if there was a reason why, he quickly changed the subject."
I wasn’t open to experiences and possibilities outside the realm of what was considered “normal,” but that was all about to change.
"While the experience was a roller coaster, I did find my voice in that hospital bed."
"As American novelist Anne Lamott famously said, 'If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have behaved better.'"
"My husband thought I was being ridiculous, and then he said it: 'You’re too hung up on the age difference.'”