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sometimes been hard, but there was

lots of love and good times, too.

When we got home, she held onto

my arm as I carried her oxygen.

Exhausted, she slumped into her

favorite chair. It’s then she shared

her deepest thoughts of the day.

“Daris,” she said, “it has been a

wonderful day. I know I will soon go

to be with my parents and your father.

But I can’t keep wondering what they

will think of the life this old girl has

lived.”

I assured her they would be

pleased, and as I left her to rest, I

considered that it had been a

wonderful day and time well spent.