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children may need challenges and high-risk conditions in order to develop the self-generated immunity to trauma that characterizes survivors. To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.
Gail Sheehy
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Gail Sheehy
Age: 83 †
Born: 1936
Born: November 27
Died: 2020
Died: August 24
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