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Alexander Ipfelkofer's avatar

Great story, great afterword! The good old times eh?

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Daniel O’Donnell's avatar

Thanks Alexander 🙏

Yeah, maybe the good old days for a very small number of people, but not the rest of us 😐🙄

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Stephanie Sweeney's avatar

Lovely tribute to Lizzie, and another great micro. The last line really captured this piece for me: "Today would be different."

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Daniel O’Donnell's avatar

Thanks very much Stephanie 🙏

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Jason Duck's avatar

A well written story 👏

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Daniel O’Donnell's avatar

Thanks very much Jason 🙏

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Jason Duck's avatar

You're welcome 😊

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Nathan Slake's avatar

"Last time was bad luck.

Today would be different."

Sums it up perfectly. I'm grateful to have never had such an affliction, but I've known a few who have.

And wow, that postcript. Go Lizzie. 93 after enduring and working through all that! What an innings.

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Daniel O’Donnell's avatar

Thanks Nathan 🙏

Yeah, she was quite the character. Took everything life threw at her and kept soldiering on. I used to love visiting her house just to hear all the tales she would tell. Get her a cup of tea and a couple of custard creams and she would regale you for hours about so many things 😁

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