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Roses on Red Wall Clermont Ferrand France

Artistic Delights: France

We stayed for three nights in a city called Clermont-Ferrand, about a four-hour train ride south of Paris. I know I said I wouldn’t turn these posts into travelogues, but I must mention the bathroom of this place!! This tiny apartment was a study in style and efficiency. Kitchenette, room with slideout bed/TV/desk/coffee table. Sliding …

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PTSD: My Personal Experience

I used to think Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) mostly happened to military people. Then weeks after my daughter’s accident last year, I started experiencing weird things. I would hear a siren and start panicking, complete with rapid breathing and crying. While driving back and forth to the hospital, we’d sometimes drive right over the accident …

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