Ladyparts

Ladyparts

Strawberries and Swans

A mammogram, a missed subway stop, and the unexpected joys of making mistakes

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Deborah Copaken
Apr 14, 2026
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April 13, 2026 in Prospect Park ©Deborah Copaken

Four things happened on a single day thirteen years ago that would alter the course of my life. My then husband and I ended our 20-year marriage; he moved 3000 miles away; I drove our eldest son to his first year of college; I felt a lump in my breast.

The rest of that story lives on in my divorce memoir, …

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