It was just meant to be my day today.

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" It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?

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My kids and I gathered today to watch our local Memorial Day parade.

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"I think today is the right day to leave my ministerial post and to concentrate on my duties as a member of parliament, " the 57-year-old said.

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But had it not been for a nosy family, which is still nosy about my finances to this day, I might not be in the position I am today.

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"Thanks to all the great nurses at Westchester burn unit" who have "been to my house every day for the last couple of weeks helping me be here today, " Storm said.

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So my fellow Americans, if today is a day for history, it is also a day to honor those who lie here and in countless other places all across the world in marked and unmarked graves.

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And today, on this day, more than 40 years later, I took my daughters to the Kennedy Space Center.

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Today, my daughter understands only that mommy has to give herself a shot every day, and I have to wear a special vest in the heat (it has cooling packets in it, to keep me from overheating and my symptoms from flaring).

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