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I'm Glad My Mom Died
Former child star Jeanette McCurdy's mom died of cancer at 35. She and her brothers slept on mats in the living room because mom was also such a hoarder that their bedrooms were stuffed with useless things she bought with money they didn't have. At 35, her mom survived her first bout with cancer when Jeanette was just two. "I write that it felt like a held breath ... waiting for the cancer to return"
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