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Nov 2022
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A Prayer for When Your Elderly Parents N...

Your Daily Prayer
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Today’s prayer is a very personal one for me, and I hope it reaches and touches those in similar situations. My mother has Alzheimer’s — early-onset — she’s only 58. Even if she wasn’t so young, Alzheimer’s is still a horrible disease that changes the... 
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