Personal Narrative: My Michigan Hero

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Imagine forgetting your lunch at home and you think to yourself no-one can bring it to you. Then you get called down to the office and there's your lunch box. My sister was born in 1999 in Ludington Michigan. She has lived here her whole and has explored the many wonders of Michigan. But most of all she puts others before herself, she's caring, and grateful. That's why she is my Michigan hero.
One reason she is my Michigan hero is she puts others before herself. My sister just recently moved into my great grandmothers house because she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. She has been helping take care of her for a few weeks know even when my great grandmother hardly remembers her name. Even the simple things she does for others stands

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