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239: What if a single decision led to a spiral of loss?

This Is Actually Happening

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The Relationship Between My Dad and My Mom

On their first date, my father disclosed to her that he was a recovering addict. She didn't know what that meant; she ended up overlooking it. They eventually moved from Brooklyn to another large city on the East Coast and started a life here. My mom became pregnant again 18 months later with his younger sister. Around the time they were born, my dad started not really feeling well. He had passed the HIV stage but now had full-blown AIDS.

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