by Dawn Bradford | Apr 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
As I worked to move my blogs from my old blog page to my new website I realized something felt off. I stopped until I could figure out what it was. I could tell little snippets of my life, but what I really wanted was a place for survivors to be able to share their...
by Dawn Bradford | Apr 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
I’ve longed for years to go to Hawaii, take my kids to a full Disney Adventure, and visit the east coast. The list of countries I want to visit grows every year but I don’t even have a passport. I want to see the world, but I end up seeing the insides of...
by Dawn Bradford | Nov 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Today I got my feelings hurt by my kids. Again. It’s a normal part of parenting but no one ever talks about it. Once I told a table full of people that my kids tell me they hate me all the time and I got shocked looks with an older lady saying “None of my kids ever...
by Dawn Bradford | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
It has been been two years since I’ve had to use my wheelchair. Most days I’m taking my walking for granted again but every few weeks I still feel gratitude for something I can do now that I couldn’t do before. I went shoe shopping and was grateful I could see the...
by Dawn Bradford | Aug 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
Eighteen-year-old Sandra can’t figure out what is wrong inside her head. A week after meeting fun-loving Jonathan, she accepts his marriage proposal and agrees to run away to sunny San Diego with him. Even before the wedding, Sandra finds herself isolated in an...
by Dawn Bradford | Jun 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
Oregon is beautiful. The ocean breeze washes over me and all my worries recede with the tide. This place is restorative. I remember in old books how doctors used to tell women to go to the coast or to a milder climate for their health. I understand now. I’d rather...
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