Susan was kind, incredibly gentle, and had an air about her that resonated with me. She had offered to come and spend time with the mustangs and me whenever I wanted. I took her up on the offer immediately. I wasn’t in denial. I knew I had a hell of a lot of things I needed to process. Trauma that had begun long before I took Garrett’s life. I’d met with Susan every day for that first week, and then every other the next. Now, we were settling into a twice a week schedule that we’d keep for the foreseeable future. She’d also connected me with a support group I’d attended for the first time the
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