However, after having children I wanted my mother to be by my side.

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But he halted his schedule so he could be by my side for every appointment and every moment of vulnerability.

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"If anything goes wrong, there will be no one standing by my side, " he said at the time.

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To say that it was heartbreaking to be by her side when my sister passed is an understatement.

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