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Addiction, Loss and Those Left Behind

Addiction, Loss and Those Left Behind

Grandmother, father, me. Because of both of you. I am.

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Kim Van Bruggen
Apr 22, 2023
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Hello dear reader. It feels like it’s been awhile.

I have been writing like crazy, but mostly in my journal. I find when I don’t start out writing here on my newsletter page, I end up putting my journal down and then moving on to walk the dog or go for a cold water dip in the ocean. That’s been my ‘go to’ lately. It’s cold, but it wakes up my brain and …

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