If I have upset someone, I have said sorry to him or her at the time.
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To my parents for all the mess-ups. There have been times when I’ve been going through something and I’ve thought, God, I’m so glad my mum and dad are dead, because they don’t have to go through it with me.
I wish I could say sorry to my husband, because I couldn’t save him from his dementia.
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