The Year of the Cockroach

Contributor: Kristina England - - Jenny pulled her hair in a ponytail and smiled at herself in the mirror. She fixed her dress, pushing one last wrinkle out of it. Then she left for work. *** Jenny had been through a tough year. Unexpected weight loss and cramping had led to tests and medical bills. Then there was her attitude. She was having constant mood swings. This ongoing shift in emotions had impacted her relationship with her husband, her coworkers, even her twin sister. "I can't do this anymore. I'm not happy," she said to her boss, crying in his office. "I don't understand. What changed, Jenny? What is it?" "I don't know." Tears were always followed by a too-straight-faced posture, denial, and the inability to seek help. The weight loss got worse. She had colitis, so she went to the GI doctor insisting it was...
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