May 10

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A Sad Soul Can Kill You Quicker Than a Germ

(an excerpt from my memoir)

Inhale!

One…two…three…four…five…six…

Hold!

One…two…three…four…

Exhale! One…two…three…four…five…six…seven…eight…

3:32 am. Gasping for air. My throat tightens. I gasped — the feeling of sharp glass caught in my trachea…

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A Sad Soul Can Kill You Quicker Than a Germ

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