I Married a 70-Year-Old Hospice Patient to Fulfill Her Last Wish

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Tears blurred the words.

Then I reached the next paragraph.

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“But there is another reason I chose you.”

 

 

I looked at Mr. Whitmore.

 

He nodded.

 

“Keep reading.”

 

PART 3 — THE PHOTOGRAPH

Eleanor’s letter continued.

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“Twenty-eight years ago, I made a decision that changed another person’s life.”

 

My heart began beating faster.

 

“I had a younger sister named Margaret.”

 

I froze.

 

Eleanor had always told me she had no family.

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No husband.

 

No children.

 

No siblings.

 

Apparently, that wasn’t the whole truth.

 

“Margaret died when she was twenty-nine. She left behind a little boy.”

 

I stared at the page.

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A little boy.

 

The lawyer reached into his briefcase and pulled out an old photograph.

 

He handed it to me.

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