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Comforting My Mother-In-Law in Her Last Days
I waited until my mother-in-law left her kitchen to open the coveted junk drawer, the top one next to the sink, and stare at the five inch long twist ties all lined up on the right side. A multitude of colors: yellow, black, silver, green, red. Why would anyone save so many of those metal fasteners?