Crane: And they’re off

Our father, my sisters, and I spent the better part of three years with our mother during that slow, halting walk into her sunset. There were, of course, moments of joy and memory, good days and bad...it was hard with almost every visit, finding a bit less of our Shirl was still there.Most American families have experienced this type of loss. And now, not unlike First Lady Betty Ford's p...

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