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Jon's Place

Jon's Place

Her brother was institutionalized when she was 11, and she didn't see him again until she was 41

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Dec 11, 2021
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Written in 1986 by Ann Buie Loomis

“Today I did something I hadn’t done in 30 years,” I told my husband when I got back from my annual vacation to Myrtle Beach last month.

“I know! You made it down and back without getting lost,” he responded sarcastically — or maybe it was hopefully: he never understood how someone could travel as much as I and still hav…

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