There was a taste of fall in the air. The musty scent of leaves hung heavy as they crunched beneath our feet. October days were getting shorter. And the holidays were looming like shadows in the late afternoon sun. I regarded the soon-to-be festive season with an unsettling feeling of impending doom. This was an autumn like no other. My husband Joe and I were headed to my outpatient physical therapy appointment. My legs were stick thin and I walked like a newborn fawn on wobbly, unsteady limbs. My weight had dropped to 115, and my hair was falling out. I lived an anxiety-riddled existence. Cry...

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