And though she gave up swimming, she never gave up her active lifestyle, running, cycling and playing tennis at a pace most 20-year-olds couldn't maintain.

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It was my stepmother, Janey Hovenden, who really had the hardest time when my father was suffering from ALS. For three years, she juggled work, my dad and me with virtually no breaks, but she never gave up.

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"I knew she needed me and I never gave up, I never gave up searching for her, " Felix DeJesus said, moments after his daughter arrived.

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We never gave up hope that she would be found safe and well.

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Councilwoman Dona Brady said she had spent many hours with Miller, who never gave up hope that her daughter was alive.

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Councilwoman Dona Brady said she had spent many hours with Ms. Miller, who never gave up hope that her daughter was alive.

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