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[Copy] Reflections…

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Reflections of a woman who has lived

I’ve learned not to trust many people. Over the years, even among family members, ways of doing things change. And although I come from a family where there was always political freedom, today I feel I can’t speak freely where I live. I’m judged for things they don’t understand, and that has taught me to keep silent to protect my peace.

I don’t regret voting for Adolfo Suárez when I was 18. It was an act of hope, of trust in a Spain that wanted to move forward. They cornered him to force him out, but I still believe in what he represented.

Today, at 55, widowed for four years, I feel my body has begun to speak for me: rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, anxiety, chronic conjunctivitis… and I’ll soon have surgery for a goiter. I feel like a 70-year-old woman, not because of the years, but because of the weight of what I’ve lived through.

Ask =

WITH A

Although my son thinks differently and doesn’t understand me,