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By Cathi Lammert, Share’s Former Executive Director 1992-2013 On the first anniversary of our son Christopher’s death, December 4, we gathered with loving members of both sides of our families at our church for a Mass in honor of Christopher. After church, we adjourned to our home for a delicious brunch that everyone helped to prepare. It was very comforting to be with our family on this day as we remembered our precious son. To our surprise, we were given a very special gift of a…
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