“That person died on the cheap, laminate flooring between the kitchen and the living room in the house on Robert Street. The person writing this essay is the person who took her place, stepped into her life, and went on with things because, well, what else is there to do?”
I don’t think I’ve ever read a description of surviving trauma that is so simple and perfect.
i read a different version of this from you some time ago. i was riveted then, same as now. you're such an effective writer, you make me feel as close as i can to an experience i never want to have. i live in new orleans and feel such sorrow that this happened to you here. that this happened to you at all, and that it keeps happening all the time so you and other survivors have to relive it over and over again. and you're "the lucky ones." it is such a sickness in this country most of all.
“That person died on the cheap, laminate flooring between the kitchen and the living room in the house on Robert Street. The person writing this essay is the person who took her place, stepped into her life, and went on with things because, well, what else is there to do?”
I don’t think I’ve ever read a description of surviving trauma that is so simple and perfect.
Thank you so much!
i read a different version of this from you some time ago. i was riveted then, same as now. you're such an effective writer, you make me feel as close as i can to an experience i never want to have. i live in new orleans and feel such sorrow that this happened to you here. that this happened to you at all, and that it keeps happening all the time so you and other survivors have to relive it over and over again. and you're "the lucky ones." it is such a sickness in this country most of all.
SO true. Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so sorry this happened to your and your loved ones. And that it keeps happening all over the country.
Thanks, Jennifer. Me too.
This is so powerful and so brave. Thank you. I agree with John, too. That is a perfect description of trauma.
Thank you so much, Connie.