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My Mother’s Final Goodbye

My Mother’s Final Goodbye

Charlie Paparelli
Oct 04, 2017
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I went to visit my mom at the hospital. She had stubbed her toe at our house during Christmas. Because of her advanced diabetes, the toe became infected and wouldn’t heal. She returned home to Florida, visited a doctor, and was immediately admitted to Parkway Hospital in Miami.

Within a week, they amputated.

They were hoping there was enough blood flow t…

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