Chapter six: The most painful things

 Forgive me for focusing on myself yet again but some of you can relate, I’m sure.

The most painful things right now are:

  • Putting on shirts (due to the glass shards in my shoulders)
  • Removing shirts (ditto)
  • Flat ironing my hair - Hands above my head! Twisting the arm! Pulling through! Absolute torture.
  • Unloading the dishwasher … why are the heavy plates up so high?
  • Watching my sweet daughter burst into tears 
  • Seeing how hard Jeremy is working 
  • Knowing that my granddaughters will be shaped, in part, by whatever happens in the months to come 

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