Category Archives: Betty

before and after

Posted on January 17, 2012 by heidi

I have always called myself an optimist with realistic expectations. What I’ve discovered though is that I’m sort-of a pessimist. (Putting the sort-of in front of it makes it easier to swallow.) In fact, Scott called me a fatalist the … Continue reading →

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from narrow and limited to meaningful – part 1

Posted on November 9, 2010 by heidi

I should have died, but I was spared. How could I tell anyone that I wasn’t grateful to be alive? I thought I should feel relieved, but I wasn’t. Betty died. And I didn’t. I often thought about guests on … Continue reading →

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betty

Posted on February 16, 2010 by heidi

This is, by far, the most difficult thing I’ve written yet. I can write about me with almost an ease. I know me and what’s happened and have made peace with it inside and out. But, to write about this, … Continue reading →

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the beginning

Posted on October 13, 2009 by heidi

I never played the ‘what if’ game. I never let my imagination run wild with what might have been. It would have been hurtful, wrong even. What was the point? My fate had been decided. The engineer’s findings told me … Continue reading →

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