I had never heard of what is officially labeled “broken heart syndrome” until a friend of mine collapsed five weeks after her long-term sweetheart died. She was rushed to the emergency room and admitted into the hospital, but within 36 hours, she, too, was dead.
I feel guilty when I repeat information in a column. But sometimes a message I delivered in an old column just demands to be repeated. And I was reminded of that this week when I got more than a few emails from readers who all said basically the same thing. It usually goes like this: “It’s so hard to stay current with Social Security because the rules are changing constantly!”
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No matter how you look at it, the experience of trauma can potentially have a long-term effect on a person’s well-being. A case can be made that it represents a more present and powerful force than we may realize.