We continue here from SHE COULDN'T GET OVER HER MOTHER'S DEATH: AN INTERNAL DIALOGUE. I: Yeah. So there are things that most of the time, I should say, when I’m thinking of her, it makes me positive. It’s more the feeling that comes when I don’t invite it to. [Wipes eye.] T: Ah, yeah, yeah [glancing up thoughtfully and shaking head slowly]. So...
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