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your sibling hates you and you.......

.....don't  find out until you are in your sixties. My sister is two years older than me and while growing up we fought all the time. It wasn't a happy household. My father never wanted children. I learned  as an adult that he picked on her and she picked on me. We were total opposite personalities she the introvert got married right out of school to get out of the house. I moved out and started a life of my own. I moved to another state and we each had and raised a family, then one day I  thought it would be nice if we could finally get close. Without any warning or explanation she told me to stay out of her life.  It wasn't until then that I realized she had always resented me and we were NEVER sisterly. I got over it but it took a long time.

...you lose your memory for one hour....

"Transient Global Amnesia is a sudden, temporary episode of memory loss that can't be attributed to a more common neurological condition, such as epilepsy or stroke." The Mayo Clinic It was a normal morning for the two of us. Both retired, one of our biggest enjoyments, it having our coffee and reading or playing on our computers and not rushing until we have been up for a couple hours. Then we have breakfast and plan our day. My partner/spouse of then twenty-three years and I, ages 73 and 68 respectively are both in good health. I still have all my pieces parts and only take statins for prescription medication. We both love to challenge our minds with mind games and both love to read. April 1st (yes April fool's Day) 2014. I walked out to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. What is to transpire next is an account from my spouse and the The following is a blog/journal that I kept, partially to convince myself that I still had some sanity left. Except for