The Wrong Goodbyes

The title of my memoir refers to my reflection and subsequent dissatisfaction with how relationships ended with certain individuals who entered my life's path. My story begins when I join the U. S. Army, during the Vietnam War era, as a young 21-year-old nurse. I provide a little perspective about the war and how it impacted Americans' lives. I include information about the morals of the 1970s with drug use, the sexual revolution, Roe vs. Wade, and how these affected my life, as well. The story continues into the unconventional life I lived with a verbally and physically abusive husband. For interest, I moved forward 10 years or more by placing myself in a nursing home as I tell my story to a compassionate caregiver.