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Aug 14 2013

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Wistfully watching over the fence as her neighbour friends splash in their sprinkler.⁣
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I don’t blame her. It’s so hard. ⁣
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She wants to connect with friends virtually, but the mental mechanics required to participate in a conversation (especially when there are several people in the chat) is a challenge. ⁣⁣
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Avery wrote this thank you to the nurses who took

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Link to this (somewhat ridiculous) story in bio. ⁣
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