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AT 76, I TOOK A BUS TO SEE MY FIRST LOVE AFTER 50 YEARS – BUT FATE INTERRUPTED BEFORE I COULD REACH HER

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would have made the truth become real too quickly.

After he walked away, Ellen wiped away her tears.

“She’s been weaker than she admitted on the phone.”

That realization hurt in a different way.

Ellen nodded.

“She knew enough to take her medications, but we didn’t know it had gotten so bad.”

I thought about all those evenings we spent talking.

The tenderness.continue reading …

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