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elleng

(130,861 posts) Sat May 27, 2017, 04:20 PM May 2017

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After 54 Years, We Fell in Love. After Five Months, I Got Leukemia.

I thought it was a romantic comedy. I was wrong about the comedy.
By DELIA EPHRON

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/opinion/sunday/delia-ephron-love-leukemia.html?

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After 54 Years, We Fell in Love. After Five Months, I Got Leukemia. (Original Post) elleng May 2017 OP

Thank you for posting this. Liberal Jesus Freak May 2017 #1

Ya know I only get so many NYT reads...and this was worth them all! angstlessk May 2017 #2

Very touching grantcart May 2017 #3

Liberal Jesus Freak

(1,451 posts)

1. Thank you for posting this.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat May 27, 2017, 04:28 PM

May 2017

It's so easy to forget that lovely, hopeful things can...and do...happen.

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

2. Ya know I only get so many NYT reads...and this was worth them all!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sat May 27, 2017, 04:36 PM

May 2017

What a great love story...they say a tribute to a great marriage is if you remarry after your spouse dies.

grantcart

(53,061 posts)

3. Very touching

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun May 28, 2017, 03:42 PM

May 2017

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