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*Beth* · Feb 20, 2023 at 08:02 PM

Hi, arich62, it's really good to meet you

Gosh, we do have some things in common. I turned 60 just before the new year. I've been married for around 40 years, but my husband and I haven't lived together in many years. We live exactly one mile apart. The main reason we don't share a home is because he is a hoarder and there is literally no room for me to live in his house. We have 2 children, a daughter and a son. Thankfully, they are both living good, productive lives.

I share my home with 5 precious cats, and am on the forum to give and receive support. I'm diagnosed with bipolar disorder and with PTSD.

My closest friend of fifty-three years passed away when we were 58, of heart failure. She was a sister to me and I grieve for her.

I am the youngest of three sisters; my middle sister died at age 69 of cancer, but she was an addict for most of her adult years (including at the time she died). I miss her terribly.

I was my mom's caregiver for many, many years. She's been gone for quite a long time, though.

And I also live on the west coast! PST.

So, that's a short bit on my life.