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Oh, Emily! So many prayers for Toby’s healing! And for you! And the whole fam 🙏🏼🙏🏼

And thank you for linking to Feya’s post about effects of divorce on children. Oof. So much of what she shares has been my experience growing up with divorced parents. I work with a Catholic ministry (Life-Giving Wounds) dedicated to the healing of the now-adult children of divorce/separation and we talk a lot about the ‘wound of silence.’ Divorce is so common and kids are “resilient” and everyone else seems to be fine with it so if you have any sort of feels about it you internalize that as *I* am the problem and thus… never talk about it. The effects of divorce are so deep and widespread and long-lasting no matter the circumstances surrounding the divorce. Add in abuse, high-conflict, etc and it just adds more layers that need healing.

ANYway. Thanks for shedding some light there. It’s so so easy to be alone and crazy. For those who read this (or who may know some ACODs), you are not alone. Healing is possible. ❤️ if you’re looking for support, community and practical help, please check out Life-Giving Wounds https://www.lifegivingwounds.org

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Dear Emily! I pray with understanding for your son (and husband). I dealt with an acute case of long Lyme for years, living on Doxycycline and cycling through short term bouts of several antibiotics at once, scattered throughout (it was affecting my heart). I am in remission at this time, and will pray for your son's ability to withstand the die-off phases. May God have mercy!

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Toby (and all of you) will be in my prayers.

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Hi Emily. I will be praying for health for your family.

Do you know if Lord, Have Mercy will be out in the UK in November as well? I couldn't find it in the usual places, including Amazon UK. Thank you!

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A part of a solution to the rural labor and delivery cost imbalance is to include midwife/birth center care for moms who are risk-eligible.

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Praying for your son Toby to be completely healed.

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Praying for you all!! I hope to see you next month at North Catholic High School!

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Sending prayers!

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Prayers for Toby!

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Praying for a swift and complete healing for, Toby. I have been in "Lyme remission" for five years now, but it was a brutal ten months of treatment for me. (And my kids have to live with my paranoia about long grass and obsession with bug sprays--picardin is our current fave.)

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Praying for Toby. Hope he gets better soon.

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