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[after the death of a loved one] It is when there is nothing more to be done that the reality of the loss often hits with full force.

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Judith Martin
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: September 13
Economist
Journalist
Washington
District of Columbia
Death
Reality
Women
Hits
Nothing
Loss
Done
Loved
Full
Force
Often

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