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All I have ever wanted is for somebody to put their hand on my shoulder and tell me “Everything is going to be alright.”
Despite achieving other things, nothing could compensate for not having somebody do this one thing that would make a difference to everything. I couldn’t tell anybody of my need—my yearning—for this simple act, or why it mattered so much to me. This was something I prayed for. This was something that could not be bought.
In the deepest hours of my life (when I was out of work for a long time, grossly overweight, and with my father critically ill in hospital) I longed for a pat on the shoulder to tell me things would be okay. None came.
At a gathering early this year my family members spoke of my brother and sister-in-law’s achievements. They have done w…
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All I have ever wanted is for somebody to put their hand on my shoulder and tell me “Everything is going to be alright.”
Despite achieving other things, nothing could compensate for not having somebody do this one thing that would make a difference to everything. I couldn’t tell anybody of my need—my yearning—for this simple act, or why it mattered so much to me. This was something I prayed for. This was something that could not be bought.
In the deepest hours of my life (when I was out of work for a long time, grossly overweight, and with my father critically ill in hospital) I longed for a pat on the shoulder to tell me things would be okay. None came.
At a gathering early this year my family members spoke of my brother and sister-in-law’s achievements. They have done w…
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