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    A Life Worth Living

    In Recognition: National Suicide Prevention Week

    Bysmartin September 9, 2013June 24, 2014

    At 26 years of age, my life had hit rock bottom. Deeply depressed, I had reached the point where I believed I no longer had options. Placing a loaded gun to my head, I pulled the trigger. There was an explosion and, in an instant, my world went dark. I didn’t die, but the failed…

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    A Life Worth Living

    Plot Twist!

    Bysmartin July 24, 2013June 24, 2014

    In March, the guide dog affiliate of the American Council of the Blind, asked me to speak at their convention in Columbus, Ohio on July 9th. They wanted to hear about my life and my book. How cool was this? As soon as I realized that my hobby of writing might actually produce a book,…

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  • Home
  • Sue’s Blog: A Life Worth Living
  • A Tribute to The Seeing Eye
    • The Harnessing of Love
    • Beverly, The Firecracker in Harness
    • The Different Faces of Retirement
    • Quoddy in Retirement
    • Beverly Crosses the Rainbow Bridge
    • Kismet, Beloved, Impish, Brilliant
    • Kismet Crosses the Rainbow Bridge
    • My “Quandary”
    • A Journey of Change, Patience, and Love
  • Learning to Live with Blindness
    • An Unfinished Book
    • Three-letter Words
    • braille “Flash Cards”
    • The Touch of Reality
    • It’s Cane-Cuttin’ Time
    • What Do an X-ray and a Signature Have in Common?
    • On the Move, Moving On
    • Does It Get Any Easier?
    • Hands On
    • The Drop-Off Lesson
  • Contact Sue