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The Love of Chocolate

It’s been over 9 years since I had my last piece of chocolate, and I still dream of taking a bite.   Oh how its sweet aroma still captures my attention and peaks my senses whenever it’s close by! You see, I was addicted to chocolate.   Every Sunday I looked forward to picking up a hot chocolate brownie, extra fudge with a scoop of ice cream, and riding out with my sisters or bundling up with my bowl at my parents’ place as my family laughed and watched the kids play.   I enjoyed eating chocolate candy bars and slices of rich chocolate cake during the holidays.   I never drank alcohol, smoked, or been a party type; so if there was anything that could be considered my guilty pleasure, it was chocolate.   Chocolate was my friend; so I thought.   It wasn’t until I began to experience unexplained health problems that I learned that I could live without it.   Months after having my daughter, Destiny, my hair began to fall out, weight began to dro...