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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Dear Ellie,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Good to hear this news about Eva's progress. I hope the surgery on the 19th goes well and gives a boost to her continued healing. Wish you courage as you work on helping her pull through.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class=""><br class=""></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false" class="">Dharma</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>
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On Saturday, 15 February 2020, 04:48:42 am GMT+8, Ellie Stock via Dialogue <<a href="mailto:dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net" class="">dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net</a>> wrote:
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<div class="">So, here's the latest update on our daughter Eva, as she continues to recover from her 12/30/19 stroke that paralyzed her left side--some good news, and I hope it holds... (For some this is new, for others a recap.).</div>
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