Grandma had a different scent, that seemed innate. So did Darlene. Turns out, science explains why some elders, smell like talcum powder, or something sweet, reassuring....
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ep 155. Musk notes. 1/29/2023
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“But a smell shivered him awake. - " author Stephen M. Irwin, The Dead Path
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/365811-but-a-smell-shivered-him-awake-it-was-a-scent
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"Scents and Senescence: "Old Person Smell" Is Real, but Not Necessarily Offensive" - 2012, Scientific American -
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/old-person-smell/
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"Old person smell"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_person_smell
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12 step, Adult Children of Alcoholics:
https://adultchildren.org/
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish. 1-800-273-8255
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National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours 1-800-656-4673
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This is The House on Valencia Street. This is a place where ghosts & psychics, with PTSD, exist, & I'm talking about it. Share time with a rare survivor, walking back to haunted rooms and space being claimed from long ago. This is from the survivor's perspective, communicated as I see fit, in a way that feels right, for me.
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