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> I ask that you keep my friend in your prayers, and be understanding if I'm not talkative or in a light mood for a while.
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> Ayako


I hope you were comforted--and able to give comfort to others--at your friend's service today.
Sometimes the only way we get through things is to hold each other up...it just takes some reaching out to do it, as you've done here.

koala"reaches back to Ayako with sincere sympathy"mom