When they went hiking, Ms. Schow would read a book at the trailhead, waiting for her husband to return.

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But she is still waiting for officials to return her passport, and said her plea to speed up the process after her grandfather's death was rejected.

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Jan Robinson, of Skelmersdale, Lancashire, is still waiting for the return of organs taken from her four-and-a-half-month-old son Michael who died at Alder Hey in May 1989, is a member of the commission.

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While waiting for Caroline to return from school, Seal Pla said her daughter taught her a powerful lesson.

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During an emotional news conference Monday, Sierra's mother said the two boys, ages 9 and 11, were unaware of their mother's fate, and the family was waiting for Steven Sierra to return to inform the children about her death.

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It broke her heart and reminded her of the other children still waiting for a family to choose them, which is why she was eager to return to Russia for Hampton's sister.

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