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Riley Thornock
Apr 22, 20236 min read
Dana's Story: Part 3: The Funeral
After years of struggle, she was finally diagnosed with systemic scleroderma. Her skin and her organs hardened and thickened as she...


Riley Thornock
Apr 22, 20233 min read
Dana's Story: Step 2: Devaluing
My stepfather insisted that his first wife's gloves and bible remain where they were, on my mothers bedside table for many months after...

Riley Thornock
Apr 22, 20233 min read
Dana's Story: Step 1: Love Bombing and Isolating
She died at the young age of 46 after battling what was eventually diagnosed as Systemic Scleroderma after years of being told there was...
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