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Menopause by the Quarantine Light....

I'm over 50 years old and going thru menopause. First off, we don't like to talk about such things...it is uncouth, something we cannot talk about...it is a woman thing. It is a time of a woman's life that we like to ignore or joke about it...but we do not recognize it for what it is...a time of ultimate change that over half of the population will go thru.  It is inevitable...and not pleasant. So picture this....you are 50ish in January of 2020...on the brink of menopause. How can it get worse? What can the world possibly throw your way that could compare to your roller coaster hormones? At this point, you already are going from crying at a leaf blowing in the wind because you can relate to its futility of beauty to wanting to punch puppy for being just THAT cute.  You have a lot of moods, none of which make sense.  By the time March 2020 rolls around, you are a seething mess of hormones...you pray your family and friends have enough bail money "just in case" you