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Dear Ann Landers,
his letter is for the parents who are faced with the loss of a daughter who is terminally ill. They asked for your guidance. You,

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ear parents, have incredible strength that you are not yet aware of. Once you get past this horrendous shock and the "why me?" phase, allow yourselves to say, "Why not me, because I have the strength to make each day a good one for her." Let each day be calm, loving and ordinary. Do the sort of things the whole family would do anyway, as well as other things you may have been putting off. You will get much advice. That's OK, but trust your instincts. Parents who have lost a child by accident or murder or sudden death, whatever the reason, had no chance to prepare. Use what time there is to the fullest. It will become clear to you what is truly impor-tant and what is trivial. May God bless you. You are in my prayers. -Swarthmore, Pa.



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, whatever they needed I provided. What really hurt my son and I the most was the obituary - we were not mentioned at all. Our friends (mine and hers) were appalled. I was embarrassed and upset for not just me, but for my son-who loved her also. I never been so upset. Her x-husband put his wife and kids and their grandchildren in the obituary, who my girlfriend barely knew. They live an hour away from us. I know its silly to be mad over a little section of the newspaper, but it still hurts. Will time let this devastating loss of her and this article ever go away? I am so angry at this whole situation, its not like we can go and rewrite an obituary notice.

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