grief
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The author reflects on their journey from an active life, particularly in softball, to facing limitations after an accident. Despite celebrating milestones in recovery, they grapple with grief over lost dreams and physical abilities. Emphasizing the importance of redefining their relationship with pain, they seek to embrace their new self and continue moving forward.
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It was the 32nd anniversary of my mother’s death recently. I have lived as long without her as I had with her. Of course her death shifted the trajectory of my life. Losing a parent, regardless of the state of the relationship does something to the internal life of a survivor. But the course of…
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I read somewhere that emotional trauma settles in the pelvis. In February of 2024, I was involved in a workplace accident that resulted in multiple pelvis fractures. The event that caused the accident was a collapse of a metal pole that attached a gate to a solid fence. A small section of pipe that no…