The Letter I Wrote And Never Mailed

The Letter I Wrote And Never Mailed
To my newly deceased grandmother
Melissa Steussy
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Feb 17
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Photo by Tiago Muraro on UnsplashMy grandmother passed away a couple of weeks ago and I just found this in a drawer. I actually wish I would have sent it.
So I will share it here, in case it helps another person fight toxic genealogical dysfunction:) I think I just invented that.
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Written by Melissa Steussy
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The Letter I Wrote And Never Mailed

To my newly deceased grandmother

Written by Melissa Steussy

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