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16 Jan

Joy Comes

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The first paragraph of “Choosing Life” describes a visit to my GYNP. Rita was the one who convinced me to write my story. And she inspired me again. I just like to talk to her. She listens and is interested. Rita read my book and liked it very much. It made her cry, but I told her I wrote it to encourage people that no matter how bad it is, you can make it. I was watching TV recently. There…..

14 May

Sharing Personal Stories

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I was recently asked if it was difficult to share such personal, intimate stories from my life when I wrote “Choosing Life.” I’ll try my best to describe a mindset that I probably share with other people who were abused as children. My head is full of stories about me and about my family. But as I child I learned to disconnect from what was going on around me. I developed the ability to block out everything around me so…..

24 Apr

Why I wrote “Choosing Life”

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Everyone has someone in their lives, especially in childhood, who tried, and for the most part succeeded, in making our lives miserable. I just had a few more of them, and, perhaps, mine were a bit more colorful. All I know is that whenever I shared my stories with people, they told me that I should write a book. It only took them 71 1/2 years to convince me. Never give up. I survived because I learned to laugh at…..

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