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I remove my wedding rings and put them in the jewelry box. So many others have done this. I am not the only one. I am not the only one. But here, I am the only one.

Elizabeth Berg

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Elizabeth Berg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: December 2
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Novelist
Nurse
St Paul
Minnesota
Jewelry
Wedding
Remove
Rings
Boxes
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