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" A very proud moment is coming, and how lovely is my anticipation. I hope you will enjoy it, too. My mother, my daughter and I have written essays for the March issue of Woman&amp;#039;s Day. It will be on newsstands February 8. Rush to the stores, my friends! A few months ago\u2013\u2013when it was possible for Mom to still write in her eloquent, elegant way\u2013\u2013she, Maggie and I each wrote about this difficult patch of time from a three generational perspective. What does it feel like to be dependent at the end of life? What does it feel like to care for your young family across the country, while you are looking at losing the most important role model of your life? What is it like to be me, stretched and stressed and diligently hanging onto life&amp;#039;s teeter\u2013totter, which feels more like a rodeo bull? We were very honest. And this is the last piece Mom wrote. My heart is full from this opportunity that came at the precise right time. Although these words are from our family, we know that the feelings aren&amp;#039;t ours alone. We know that the things we go through facing loss, are the same things you go through, as well. It is a privilege to discuss it all and share with you. Just in case I haven&amp;#039;t said it lately, thank you, readers. D.G. Fulford is the author of Designated Daughter: The Bonus Years with Mom, written with her mother Phyllis Greene. She is also the co-founder of TheRememberingSite.org. You can find her at DGFulford.com. Photo credit: Marcia Smilack "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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