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When my mother was alive. She passed away 14 years ago.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Can't quantify – I am often happy.
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At the birth of my son, Joel, and then equally, last June, when my first grandchild, Rory, was born.
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The first time I saw each of my four children’s faces.
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Holding my two babies, Phoebe and Amber, for the first time.
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