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78. The return of her ashes did help.

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 05:07 AM

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I held her next to my heart all the way home and talked to her as my husband drove. When we got home, I kept the velvet bag containing her ashes next to my heart as I walked down the driveway to the sidewalk and the trees in the median, a redbud and a dogwood, that she always liked to visit when returning from a car ride. Then, together, we walked up to the porch and entered the house. We walked all around inside the house with me talking to her constantly, and then out the back door into the backyard where we visited all her favorite spots. I never stopped talking to her that whole time as I held her close to my heart and my tears fell. By the time we completed that journey, I felt her with me again, and have ever since. So yes, that was what I needed. Thank you.

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