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This was just moments after my mom took

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her last breath . Although it was a a

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sad occasion for us , we were just

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grateful , grateful that we were there ,

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grateful that we were able to hold and

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hug and kiss her for the last time ,

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all of which would have been impossible

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if it wasn't for the army emergency or

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ADR . See a week earlier we went . Sure

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if we will be able to see her again .

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My family and I are stationing here in

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Germany , and my mom lived halfway

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across the world , uh , at home at dawn .

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When we found out that her health was

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declining financially , we knew it's

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gonna be hard for a round trip for a

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family to travel time and back . It's

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not cheap . Luckily my unit was willing

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to pay some of the cost . However , I

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was still left with about 2/3 , and

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this is where AR came in because it was

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my mom . AR was willing to pay half of

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the remaining cost and offered me an

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interest free loan for the remaining

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amount . This made it possible for us

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to be in that room and experience those

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special moments with my family .

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Special moments such as digging up my

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dad's grave after 22 years so that my

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mom and my dad could be paroed together .

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And being there to honor my mom's

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memory and say our goodbyes .

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To everyone who has donated to a .

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Thank you for making it possible for us

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to enjoy those special moments with my

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family . My