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Continuing the story of a break in my relationship with my daughter, reason unknown, from a chapter of my memoir-in-progress,
Hole in My Heart. For nearly two decades we had a relationship with various breaks, but now, settled into a happy marriage, we had been getting along swimmingly for a couple of years. Then suddenly, she broke off contact without a word. I was in the dark. Previous sections of this are on the blog, starting on August 6.
(Copyright Lorraine Dusky, 2013. May not be republished in any form.)
Fall 2003. Carol Schaefer, author
of
The Other Mother, is leading a group of us in a healing session at a
retreat of Concerned United Birthparents, held that year in Williamsburg,
Virginia. I’ve been on a panel, I’ve spoken of taking responsibility for our
actions, no matter what. Now as I listen to Carol’s soothing voice, guiding our
visualization, I see Jane coming towards me, walking over a bridge, carrying a