The first sparks of the Marshall fire started about a mile and a half from where I live. My older sister and I live in South Boulder. Molly lives in an assisted living facility and I live in an apartment half a mile from her. The night before, I’d made a plan to visit my […]
Lyrysa Smith
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A brain injury took my sister’s identity. Still, she perseveres through a changed world.
Stephen King, the renowned author who has scared us crazy with his horror stories, once described what frightens him most. “I’m most afraid of losing my mind,” he said. “You lose your identity, your sense of who you are, where you are.” I’ve witnessed the effects of seeing a loved one lose that sense of […]