"I was taking sleeping pills just to make the day go away": The loneliness no one talks about
"I was taking sleeping pills just to make the day go away": The loneliness no one talks about “I was mentally on the floor, taking sleeping pills just to make the day go away" Updated When Elma’s husband Bill died in 2010, her life fell apart. The person she had spent 51 years married to was no longer there and she felt an overwhelming sense of loneliness. Elma, who asked to be referred to by her first name only, suffered further heartbreak when her best friend died a few years later from cancer. As a way of dealing with the passing of those closest to her, the 85-year-old began taking sl...
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