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This Is Hard To Write

By Sy Safransky · The Sun Magazine · January 2025

This Is Hard To Write

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"I’m learning that crying is what it is, not bad, not good. And that dementia is what it is, not bad, not good. And anything can happen in anyone’s life, anywhere, anytime. Not bad, not good."

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