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The Whole Picture – chelliet22
https://chelliet22.wordpress.com/2016/06/10/the-whole-picture
August of 2014, I had the privilege of traveling to Nice, France. The circumstances had me sightseeing alone during the day, and I plunged in immediately. The first day, I relied on GPS and my Rick Steves guidebook, but my phone battery died, and I stayed out an hour too long. After a negotiation at a crosswalk, a gentleman in a Mercedes exchanged pleasantries and asked where I was heading. After I told him, he offered a ride, and as I was hot and tired and unsure of my bearings, I accepted. Men I told w...
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Gah, Depression – chelliet22
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I found out a few years ago my daughter had. I remember that time as a stage in a theater with black curtains and the more you parted them, the more curtains there were until I was lost in a sea of dark, heavy blackness that caused me to feel claustrophobic and suffocated. I remember a deep, relentless fatigue that made getting out of bed impossible, along with soul-sucking misery and pain. This is the stance one chooses to take after (found out later) you’re within minutes of death? September 10, 2015.