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Will I Ever Feel Better?
Today is my daughter Olive’s birthday; she would be turning ten years old if she were still alive. I’ve been thinking about her birth, her life, how much I miss her, remembering what it was like to hold her, remembering her laugh. I’ve also been reflecting on my own grief journey and asking myself—eight and half years in—“do I feel better?”