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By: Lindsey Dell I love the band Imagine Dragons. They have a song called “Whatever it Takes,” which I’m certain was written about something far different than managing grief but for a long time after the loss of our baby, I felt like it was my theme song. (Actually, if we’re being really honest, my theme song was “I Will Survive,” except I wasn’t sure that I would). I live my life in songs. There’s a song for everything. It’s kind of like baseball. Every hitter…
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