My heart is rent.

At work, you think of the children you’ve left at home.
At home, you think of the work you’ve left unfinished.

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Big mistake.

I sensed that I was at a crossroads in my life. Never before had I felt so alone, though I was surrounded with people.

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Chocolate (Really!)

Chocolate contains more than 300 substances, including caffeine in small quantities, and theobromine, a weaker stimulant.

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Women over 50 – laughing is dangerous!

Stress is bad. Laughing is good.

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Call 911

Never drive yourself to the hospital, unless you absolutely have no other choice.

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Postal Menopausal

Heredity: A family history of early heart disease increases your chance of having it too

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Before…

The love is there… that’s been proven over time, plus it’s something stupid.

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You want worry

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Mirror Mirror

I handled stress one way: inappropriately

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I hear a younger woman’s voice

Then quietly, almost in a whisper, I hear a younger woman’s voice say, “I thought I was protected during my child-bearing years, so I figured I’d stop smoking when I turned 40

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