Deloris Narrative

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Deloris, a name that will forever have a special place in my heart. Maybe, if i have kids, that'll be their middle names or something. Deloris was my Great Grandmother. Great as in wonderful, but also because she is my grandmothers mother. I always called her Dorrie. Not only was she my Great Grandmother, but she was my friend and second mother, she took care of me for almost my whole life. When I was younger, I took for granted so many things we did together and now I wish I had been so much more great full. But I can't change the past. That's something Dorrie taught me. She would always say "It's over and done with, so come give me a hug." Something else Dorrie taught me, or in this case showed me recently is about what happens to peoples

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