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  THEY HELD HANDS UNTIL HER LAST BREATH—AND THEIR LOVE STILL TEACHES ME EVERYTHING

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  WE NEVER CARED ABOUT MARRIAGE OR KIDS—JUST US AND OUR WILD LIFE JOURNEY

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  A LETTER BROUGHT MY DAD BACK FROM THE COMA—AND HE SWORE HE HEARD EVERY WORD

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  MY NIECE TAUGHT ME THAT PASSION BEATS FEAR—EVEN IN A HOSPITAL ROOM

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  OUR BABYGIRL TOOK HER FIRST STEPS TODAY—AND IT HIT ME IN A WAY I DIDN’T EXPECT

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  MY QUIET MORNING WITH COFFEE, A BOOK—AND AN UNINVITED (BUT WELCOME) GUEST

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  GRANDPA SWEARS HE NEVER WANTED A CAT—NOW HE CAN’T SPEND FIVE MINUTES WITHOUT HER

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  HE LOVES OUR SON AND CAT IN THE SAME WAY—AND THAT TAUGHT ME MORE THAN I EXPECTED

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  OUR SON GRADUATED, AND I DIDN’T EXPECT IT TO FEEL THIS BITTERSWEET

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  THIS OFFICER MADE MY SON’S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL UNFORGETTABLE

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  HE GOT ON THE TRAIN WITH NO SHOES—AND LEFT WITH MORE THAN JUST A PAIR

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  I ASKED THIS OLD STYLISH MAN TO POSE FOR A PIC – BUT THE PRICE I HAD TO PAY FELT WAS A HEAVY ONE