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Editor's note: Lisa and I are friends in part because we've lived parallel lives. We're both Michigan natives living the life of a Manhattan suit. We both endured a relationship failure that helped us redefine what we wanted out of life. And we both lost our mothers at 51. Lisa saw my post on the anniversary of my mom's death and decided she wanted to honor her mother in the same way. She's marking her mom's anniversary today. Lisa ...
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