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Living with Suicide Loss

By Kathryn Rose Wood — 2017

I slept a lot. I woke up each day wondering how soon I could go back to bed. Sleep medicine became part of my daily routine, and I didn’t see how this change was problematic. After all, it was just a lifestyle habit changed to cope after losing someone.

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