afterlife
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My Philippine born mom died a little before 1PM on March 31st in 1993. My siblings and I were with her as we had chosen that time to take her off of life support. After she had passed, my brothers and sisters gave me a moment alone with her. I had been her primary care…
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DEATH Two weeks before my mom died, she and I were sitting in the exam room of her doctor’s office. As her primary caregiver, I was present for all of her exams. The doctor had stepped out the room for a couple of minutes. She and I chatted until she abruptly stopped talking. I thought…
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True story As my mom grew more financially secure as a single mother, she used some of her disposable income for things she had always wanted. Jewelry. Diamonds. She bought herself a pair of diamond stud earrings. When I was about 10 or 11 years old, we were robbed. The thief took our stereo, a…
