When did the stars in my son’s life burn out?
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6 min readAug 10, 2023
I stepped through the door knowing my universe had experienced a tectonic shift.
Eleven days ago marked another year, another world, another life. Every part of me hurt as if my essence had been ripped from my body.
My cortisol-laced emotions were stuck in fight mode. My psyche locked on high alert. My phone glued to my side.