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Grief is forever. It doesn't go away it becomes part of you, step for step, breath for breath.

Jandy Nelson

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Jandy Nelson
Age: 58
Born: 1965
Born: November 25
Writer
New York City
New York
Doesn
Breath
Part
Breaths
Grief
Step
Steps
Becomes
Forever
Away

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