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Patricia Hogan's avatar

It’s only been a year. Whenever you can and the screens want to be heard, let them. Own them. Give them some air. Some respect, some love. ❤️

Mesa Fama's avatar

Thank you, Patricia. I felt my shoulders ease at that. <3

Eileen Vorbach Collins's avatar

Oh, Mesa. Those silent screams can be so loud.

Mesa Fama's avatar

Sometimes I think they’re the loudest of all. ❤️‍🩹

Amy Gabrielle's avatar

It's hard to believe it's been a year already, I feel like it just happened. I imagine it takes longer to recover from a head injury, but it's still frustrating to still fee the effects from that day, especially the mental/emotional ones. I hope you will take it easy today. We hold so much grief in these pivotal moments, a line crossed, a version of ourselves split in two, a before and an after the bad thing happened. Be patient with this version of Mesa, she's very dear to me 🥰❤️🥰❤️

Mesa Fama's avatar

Thank you lovey. I have learned to live day to day. Each one is different which has been interesting. I do get impatient with myself often because I miss the old me. :(

Anyway. Thank you for your friendship. And seeing me always. Love you. ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

Palabra Rota | Broken Word's avatar

Hello. This is raw, honest, and deeply human. It captures the lingering echoes of trauma with clarity and sensitivity, and the slow, uneven nature of healing in a very moving way. I’m so sorry for what you’ve been through, and thank you for sharing it.

Mesa Fama's avatar

Thank you so much for your kind words. <3 Appreciate your support. <3

Mary Austin (she/her)'s avatar

So traumatic. I hope you continue to heal.

Mesa Fama's avatar

Thank you, Mary! Me too. 🩵

Jen St. Germain Unfiltered's avatar

I’m so sorry that happened to you. I cannot believe what a callous bitch the person who hit you was. So glad you are doing better.

Mesa Fama's avatar

Thank you, Jen! I couldn’t believe it either. She showed absolutely no emotion.

Nancy Stordahl's avatar

Hi Mesa,

What a frightening experience. I didn't know you'd been through that trauma.

As you wrote, "the body holds it all though". As a cancer survivor, those words, your experience, resonate deeply.

Thank you for sharing.

Mesa Fama's avatar

Thank you, Nancy. <3