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Book Review: Perfect Victim
Perfect Victim by Elizabeth Southall and Megan Norris This book is a true story about the disappearance and murder of 15 year old Rachel Barber in March 1999 in Victoria, Australia. There are two “sto… more →
Crumbling Walls
Book Review: Perfect Victim
Karen wrote 2 months ago: Perfect Victim by Elizabeth Southall and Megan Norris This book is a true story about the disappeara … more →
The End of the Road
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Karen wrote 1 year ago: In three months it will be two years since Barry decided to end his time on Earth and move into the … more →
Kindred Spirit
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Karen wrote 1 year ago: Two weeks ago I found a long, lost aunt. I had been searching for her for some time and was overjoye … more →
Looking Back at Christmas Day 2007
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Karen wrote 1 year ago: My family has experienced a second Christmas without Barry. From my point of view, and that’s … more →
The Passing of My Uncle
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Karen wrote 1 year ago: Today I found out that my uncle passed away from cancer on Sunday 2 December. It was a shock, even t … more →
Preparing for Another Christmas
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Karen wrote 1 year ago: This will be our second Christmas without Barry. We survived last year, so there’s a good chance we’ … more →
Then, Now and the Immediate Future
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Karen wrote 1 year ago: The beginning of last week was…well, what can I say? The word “awful” just doesn’t seem to sum it up … more →
Uphill Battle
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Karen wrote 2 years ago: To top off an already bad week, I got the results of the tests I had done last week, which I wrote a … more →
When the Walls Cave In
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Karen wrote 2 years ago: One day life is rolling along quite smoothly, even with the bumps in the road, and the next day can … more →
Believe in Miracles
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Karen wrote 2 years ago: Today, Gary told me that sometimes he thinks Barry is just away. Away from home. Away visiting a fri … more →
Finding Myself
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Karen wrote 2 years ago: Over the last six months, my outlook on life has improved a lot. I no longer feel like murdering peo … more →
I Saw Him Today
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Karen wrote 2 years ago: I live close enough to my workplace that I can go home for lunch…and that’s exactly what I do everyd … more →
The Things I Want to Say
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Karen wrote 2 years ago: Seventeen months ago, my youngest son died by suicide. Four months later, my oldest son attempted to … more →
Life Goes On
Karen wrote 2 years ago: I’m happy to say that life, in general, is as normal as it can be right now. Each day we move forwar … more →
A Visit to the Cemetery
Karen wrote 2 years ago: On Saturday, I took Daniel for a long driving lesson – two hours. It was a beautiful day and we cove … more →
Follow Up: Dealing with a Normal Situation
Karen wrote 2 years ago: This is a follow up to Trying to Deal with a Normal Situation where I basically expressed my feeling … more →
Trying to Deal with a Normal Situation
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Karen wrote 2 years ago: Gary and I are going away this weekend. We will stay one night in a hotel on the coast. If the weath … more →
Facing the Truth and Making Decisions
Karen wrote 2 years ago: I’m a secretary and part of my job is to answer the phone. I do it automatically, saying my little b … more →
Choices Taken Away
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Karen wrote 2 years ago: When Barry died, I tried to stop the world and go back for him and I hated the world for pulling me … more →
