This episode is part 3 of 3. It's not actually a story, but the eulogy I read at my mom's funeral. Although my mom's quality of life was deteriorating quickly, her death was very sudden.
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After an amazing day with my mom, this is what happens that evening. This story is part two of three.
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My mom's Parkinson's systems are so bad now that she very rarely wants to leave her apartment anymore, so I am very surprised when she calls me one morning and insists that we go out shopping together. This is the story.
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I have been friends with my roommate from my sophomore year of college for approximately 45 years now. She and I discuss today's story and other fun stuff about the year we lived together.

I'm a sophomore in college. My roommate and I start listening to hard rock on occasion, which is very out of character for both of us.
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My husband is semi-retired now and he's found a new hobby to keep himself busy on his days off. We call him a survey enthusiast.Creative Fun | Royalty-free Music - PixabaySonican - Pixabay

When my husband and I get married, he insists that we use his bedroom furniture in our bedroom, and I have never liked it. When my mom offers to contribute to a new bedroom set for us for our tenth anniversary, he surprisingly agrees to change it out. But there's a catch. Listen to the story to find out what it is.
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My husband is now retired - that is until he gets a phone call from his old supervisor. This is the story.
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My older son is starting graduate school in the fall. He and I have a very interesting conversation about how he is going to get there. This is the story.
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We are living in London when my two young sons get the chicken pox back-to-back. And even now, more than 30 years later, I still consider this event to be one of the longest two weeks of my life. This is the story.
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