Rebuilding house and life after a fire
This blog is a journal about a challenging time in my life due to a house fire, my son's depression, and beginning my empty nest stage of life. The fire at my house occured exactly 6 weeks before the first entry, and reliving it through writing is both difficult and helpful.The journal has caught up to real time now, but I do look back now and then to reflect and add perspective.Archives
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One Year Anniversary (99)
As I write this chapter, it is exactly one year since I got the call from my neighbor, while I was getting off the airplane, telling me there was a fire at my house and my son was on the … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Depression, Family Crisis, House Fire, My Life, Personal Memoir, Son, Stress, Turkey, Uncategorized
Tagged BAMC, Bastrop fires, Brooke Army Medical Center, change, daughter, dogs, empty nest, father's death, fire, fire anniversary, house, immigration laws, insurance, miscarriage, my life, personal memoir, post-trauma stress, reactions, smoke inhalation, son, son's depression
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The Hidden Disability (18)
The blues, the blahs, feeling down, being depressed. We’ve all felt this way at one time or another, but for most, it’s temporary and not too serious. There have certainly been times in my own life when I’ve had what … Continue reading
Posted in College, Depression, Family, Family Crisis, House Fire, My Life, Personal Memoir, Post-Trauma Stress, Relationships, Son, Therapy
Tagged comfort, community college, daughter, family, fire, my life, personal memoir, post-trauma stress, son, son's depression
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After the Fire: Rebuilding house and life 