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Maggie squeezes my hand. It’s a silent message that everything will be okay. Somehow I believe her. In the end everything will be okay. But hurdles have to be jumped through first.

Simone Elkeles

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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