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Anne Marie's avatar

This is beautiful and reminds me how much I enjoy reading your posts.

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Mary Ellen Barrett's avatar

Thank you so much.

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nancy knox-bierman's avatar

a lovely tribute to your parents!!

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Mary Ellen Barrett's avatar

Thank you Nancy

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James Peery Cover's avatar

I know a man whose father-in-law got his wife up everyday and they just sat together on the couch all day. This went on for 8 years until his wife died.

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Chantal LaFortune's avatar

This is beautiful and brought tears to my eyes. I lost my maternal grandmother to Alzheimer’s a few years ago, so this truly hits home for me (although my grandmother was a widow long before the disease took hold). Thank you for sharing this glimpse into what true love looks like.

(On a side note, I’m so glad to have found your Substack. As a graduate of Seton, I’m familiar with your work there and appreciate the opportunity to read your writing again.)

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Mary Ellen Barrett's avatar

How kind Chantal. Thank you so much.

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