
Reader Submission
Some women write to us after something in their life changes quietly.
Not in a dramatic way. Not the kind of change people celebrate.
Sometimes it’s just a moment when they realize they cannot keep living the same way.
The following story comes from a reader in her mid-fifties. Shared with permission, lightly edited.
I was diagnosed with a chronic illness two years ago.
It’s not something you can see right away. I don’t look “sick.” I still go to the grocery store.
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