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I Don’t Do Needy

By: redtentwomen July 20, 2018July 19, 2018

Day to Day, relationshipsAccident Trauma, Anxiety, Blessing your Body, Katy Johnson, Lay It All Down, Recovery from Accident, Singleness, Will Reagan6 Comments

I don’t do needy. Which means, I don’t do sick. I don’t do broken bones. And I don’t do hospitals. At least, I didn’t do those things until four months ago. In late March I was bustling around a friend’s kitchen, blending graham crackers and dumping crumbs; all to whip together a graham cracker crust.…

Help Deferred Makes the Heart Sick

By: redtentwomen May 31, 2018June 1, 2018

Day to Day, relationshipsAccident Recovery, Accident Trauma, Friendships, Shame, Traumatic Brain Injury5 Comments

“I can only do it for $15 an hour and .25 cents a mile. At my age, what you are offering to pay me is really low and I could make more money doing something else.” The text came across my phone as I was on a date with my husband and immediately tears flooded…

The Healing Power of Comfort

By: redtentwomen October 18, 2017October 23, 2017

Day to DayAccident Recovery, Accident Trauma, Comfort, Hospital Stay, Janet Stark, Memory and Kindness5 Comments

My gut clenched as I stepped through the sliding doors under the bright Emergency Room sign. “My husband was brought here by ambulance; can you tell me where he is?” I hurried down the maze of hallways and curtained rooms, trying in vain to breathe some calm into my anxious body.