Personal Narrative: Take His Body Away

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taking his body away. This left me feeling very empty. I just wanted to be alone for a few hours and try to get myself together for my mom’s sake.
The next few days were a blur. I felt I was going thought the motions, but wasn’t in control of my body. I had been though my mother in laws funeral three weeks earlier and knew what had to get done. It was very draining on me and my family. I had three kids in middle school. That summer was the first time they experience losing a loved one. They were very close to both of their grandparents and needed help finding closer.
Later mom was able to tell me about dad’s death. She said he woke her up when he started coughing forcefully. Prior to collapsing he grabbed her arm and held it so

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