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Jenna was still breathing hard, but lay
otherwise motionless on the big bed.
It was hard for the family to see her
little body with the many tubes and
wires attached to her.
Trissa went over and gently placed
Toby next to her. Jenna’s eyes
fluttered open, and she smiled a weak
smile of recognition. Trissa smiled in
return. “He’ll help you get better,”
she said to her little sister.
Jenna’s fever finally broke, and
the day eventually arrived when, still
pale and weak, she was able to return
home. She continued to snuggle
Toby as she grew stronger every day.
Once she had finally recovered
completely, I felt it was time to
broach the subject of giving Toby
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