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DEBORAH GOLDEN ALECSON

Musings on Mortality: Grief — the witness to life

Deborah Golden Alecson
Feb 7, 2016
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When I wake up in the morning, it always occurs to me that I may die that day. I don't expect to live. I don't demand that I live. And, I do not feel that I have a right to live because life is a gift. Read more.

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