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When the Memories Come Back

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Fred Ferguson (GeezerWise)
Apr 14, 2025
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Dear Son,

Sometimes it hits without warning.

A smell, a song, a silence — and suddenly you’re back there.
Not just remembering it… feeling it.
Like your body is reliving something your mind already survived.

Blurry vision.
Short breath.
A heaviness that makes no sense in the present moment, but feels realer than anything around you.

That’s how trauma travels — …

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