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One Final Goodbye

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  So much has transpired in the thirteen months since the gift of time ran out, and we buried my Mommom. Life has been busy, and in many ways, I am grateful because it forced me to keep moving. Each time I was still, it seemed to allow the grief to take a stronghold. Last year at her funeral, multiple family members and friends approached me, reiterating the same sentiment, "You were her Kellie." It was heartwarming to hear those words. For some time, it felt as if she was not truly gone. I guess it makes sense. She always lived less than an hour away. Except for the time I lived with her, then moved around the corner for a few years. But that all was a lifetime ago. Today our family is waking up to a different world. The house, which was our family home for over sixty-five years, is officially someone else's residence as of four O'clock yesterday. 1407 Stengel Avenue. It was not much by today's standards, but her door was always open, and you always knew you we