Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Breathe

Actually, it isn’t.

Mandy McElroy
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6 min readDec 17, 2021

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I have been doing so much better. Really, the difference is stunning in a sense. When my 11-week old granddaughter was born I didn’t instantly love her, I tried not to. I was afraid. What if something went wrong? She was a preemie as it was. What if she got sick and died, or was killed in an accident? But of course, I couldn’t resist her and fell hard for…

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Mandy McElroy
ILLUMINATION

Divorced for 2 years, after leaving a 40 year marriage. An adult daughter removed herself and her children from my life due to my decision. The pain remains.