The Importance of Taking Care of Yourself First
How an unexpected injury taught young me to take care of myself.
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I grew up in rural Wisconsin. Our home sat on eight acres, a grassy island surrounded by cows and cornfields. The property had been a farm before my dad purchased it, but his joy came from fixing things, so he never pursued the family trade.
There were five outbuildings and a b…
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