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“Dying has taught me a great deal about living — about facing hard truths consciously, about embracing the suffering as well as the joy. Wrapping my arms around the hard parts was perhaps the great liberating experience of my life.”

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Book:The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After

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