“Unraveling Secrets of the Heart: Deborah Derrickson Kossmann’s Journey in ‘Lost Found Kept’ Reveals the Power of Redemption”
During the worst of the hoarding, she volunteered at the public library and had a very organized office where she repaired books. In another example, the frog cabinet I mention a few times in the book had a brass key used to close it. When we were cleaning out the hoarding house I looked everywhere and couldn’t find it. A few months afterwards, I realized my mother had already given it to me. She’d made me a very thoughtful gift a year prior to everything happening. It was a funky and very artistic key holder for my front door, and she decorated it using antique keys she’d bought and found, including that one. She was a frustrated artist and writer. Many people who hoard are also very sensitive and creative individuals. It’s hard to reconcile these contradictions.
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