“Some days stick with you. When your kids are born and you see their tiny faces and hear their first cries, your heart fills up with so much joy that you burst into tears and the moment is forever imprinted in your memory. There are other days when there is no joy…Those days stick, too. Your heart is so heavy it hurts your chest, and you never forget what that feels like.”

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Twin fawns born June 12, 2016. [Photo] Susan Joy Paul