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The Matriarch Who Made Me a Better Woman

I was there when my grandmother (my mom’s mom) was put in hospice, when she had a stroke, and when she was hospitalized for pneumonia. I held her hand, but I was not there when she passed away. My heart aches. A Brave Woman Days before, I visited my grandmother at St. Luke’s Hospital in New...

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A Celebration of Life Leads to a Stroke of Insight

My family had a celebration of life for my great aunt on August 28, 2017. Irene Couto was a 91-year-old proud Portuguese woman who traveled and lived all around the world.  She painted intricate artwork, preferably on porcelain, and dressed to the nines each and every day, always wanting to put her best face forward....