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.Lady Die

A lady died tonight. Her death was not expected. Her death caused a stir. My nurse was her nurse and I can tell you that she sobbing. Distraught and barely holding it together, she gave me my medications. King County Rescue arrived with the coroner in tow. It was easy to piece together that something big occurred. The family arrived and those two big boys were red in face. They left with her belongings. So sad. So tragic but hopefully she's gone home.

I said a prayer for her as the funeral home wheeled her earthly body out of the building.

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