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A personal tribute to my baby sister, Dr. Maureen Hall. She was a woman of uncommon intellect, quiet courage, and deep faith. She persevered through hardship with grace, and her legacy lives on through those she loved and taught. May her memory be a blessing. See my full tribute on Substack:https://ipinionsdaily.substack.com/p/dr-maureen-hall-my-baby-sister-is Read more.
This has been an annus terribilis. Already, four relatives and two friends have passed away. And summer’s lease still has a way to go. Derek was rushed to hospital on August 8. There, he presented many of the symptoms that resulted in the death of my big brother, Christy, in January. My sense of foreboding… Read more.
My family has been blessed beyond measure. That every one of my 15 siblings survived into adulthood and thrived is a testament to this. Even with Christy’s death, I feel more gratitude than grief — because, having spent the last years of his life in such withering pain, death must have come as a relief.… Read more.
