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Marina's Abundance
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My mother, Marina, was the "rock" in my life. She died September 8, 2006 and was buried on her birthday, September 11, when she would have been 83 years of age.
I still feel the emptiness in my heart. She was one of the most unselfish people on earth and gave her family an abundance of love and caring.
How do we fill the huge hole in our hearts when a beloved mother dies? I must speak of her in order to honor her memory.
- Added on: Oct 25th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Annette Gonzalez
- Listed in: Death & Dying Relationships
- Tags: Parents death grieving elderly caring baby-boomer
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