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Our relationship lasted almost 26 years. Reliable, always willing, a tacit understanding of our roles. We were together over all the holidays, birthdays and sometimes the relationship required lots of attention or relied on the simple rhythm of daily life.
Suddenly, the relationship is over. I had no illusions: “nothing gold stays forever,” says Robert Frost. And so, tomorrow I will have to say good-bye. After 26 years, my performed-perfectly Maytag washing machine…has died.
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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with Catherine Johnston, an Olympia, Wash., writer who works in hospital administration, write about issues of grief when facing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.
Ask a question: Rebecca and Catherine answer grief questions in their syndicated EndNotes column for McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. Email them at endnotescolumn@gmail.com.
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