"We are born astride a grave - WaynesWorldStage.com

Chapter 10Bankrupt! It was as if I had a scarlet"B" on my chest. It created a lot of stress, and ittook a heavy toll on Lyn. She had given up hercareer as a dancer so that she could marry meand raise our children. I had assured her that wewould be happy and prosperous, but my positivethinking had obviously lost some credibility. Onenight, after coming out of the bathroom, Lyncalmly stated, "I just took a whole bottle ofValium." I called a neighbor to watch thechildren and took her to the hospital to have herstomach pumped.Why would she do this? Through it all,Lyn still seemed to enjoy the time we spenttogether. She loved our children. She stilllaughed at my jokes.I helped around the house as much as Icould. I often shopped and cooked but that didnot change the basic fact that she no longer hadcontrol of her life. Lyn had become what shedreaded most, a housewife.Lyn was a dancer. She needed to returnto her world. Dancers need to take class. That’sthe terminology. Dancers do not go to a class,they take class. Box One had lost its staff. It's217