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Holding On for Dear Life

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A pregnant woman learns that her grandfather is gravely ill.

Tags Grandparents Family Love Pregnancy Cancer Loss Legacy Death Birth Parenthood Moving Sad Tender Wistful Dramatic Bittersweet Nostalgic

Storyteller

Stacy Keene

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Texas Hold ​‘Em, Kin, and Cloistered Nuns November 19, 2012

Recorded Date

February 14, 2012

“I’m very aware of the fact that he’s defying the odds every night when I call him.”

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