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September 28, 2016 by Sharon

     Not long after R passed away; a friend’s son got married.  It was a small wedding, and many of my friends were there.  During the reception, the college kids were dancing and having a blast.  My friends got me out to dance with them.  We had so much fun, and for a brief bit of time, I forgot the reality of my life.  
      Since that time, I have been to many weddings.  My kids are at the age where all of their friends are getting married.  I am happy to say that I have danced like no one is watching at every wedding.  My friend whose son was married after R passed away has been diagnosed with Alzheimer Disease.  I often remember her dancing at her sons wedding and having a blast.  It has become a metaphor for me and my life. Dance!!  No matter what happens in her life, she and others will know that she danced her heart out that that wedding. I plan to really kick up my heals when M and C get married some day.  I plan to kick up my heals every day of my life.  I’m alive! I’m alive! I’m alive!  My life is a privilege that others have been denied.  Why would I waste it??
     This past weekend, I was at another wedding.  You can bet I was out there dancing with Dr. T and am lucky that my daughter and her friends will let me dance with them!!  Life is too short to sit on the sidelines and not dance!!  I hope you (and I) always dance.

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After her husband’s sudden and unexpected death, Sharon McCuistian found herself a widow at the age of 48. With two grown children in college, Sharon had to find a way to live in her new reality. She turned to the things she loved to help in her grief: faith, family, and friends. Her love of words and writing became the cathartic venue by which she began to process her loss. It is through her grief journey that Now Choose Life was born. Read More

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