Category Archives: being sick alone

My wonderful world of women friends

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Marti Benedetti

What would I do without my girlfriends? They have always been very important, and I put considerable effort into keeping lifelong pals along with cultivating new ones as I’ve moved through my adult life. But at no time have my … Continue reading →

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Widowhood: The adjustment of eating alone

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Marti Benedetti

After becoming an empty-nest widow or divorcee, you come to the realization that you will be frequently eating alone. You can’t really go out to eat every night (well, I suppose some could) and getting take-out still means you are … Continue reading →

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Grief leads to a broken heart — literally

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Marti Benedetti

(I took this blog down as I thought it was getting published elsewhere. I first posted it here in mid-April). But that didn’t work out, so I’m re-posting it to keep it with the others. The problem is the blog … Continue reading →

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A bitter pill — dealing with sickness alone

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Marti Benedetti

I’ve had health issues most of my life – Type 1 diabetes at nine; ulcerative colitis at 17. These two challenging, genetic autoimmune diseases don’t make for a storybook childhood or an easy adolescence. They didn’t respond well to the … Continue reading →

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