Living Vicariously

The Surprise Party

When Other’s Lives Look Better Than Our Own

Victoria Ponte
2 min readAug 13, 2022

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My friend Pamela lives vicariously through me. Both of us live with physical limitations brought on by a sudden, severe stroke at age 35, yet our lives are quite different; she lives with a partner and I have been on my own since my marriage ended 7 years ago.

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Victoria Ponte

Writing to share wonder, gratitude and a sense of humor. Poetry, life lessons, survivor. Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/victoriaponte