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The curse of having any medical abnormality at that time was being seen as a "freak". It wasn't until very recently that we came to understand how really wrong that was.

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What a sad story. Such cruelty.

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Terrific piece!

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👓This piece is such a great read 🎉No joke!🎈This is wonderful! (ノ•ᴗ•)ノ❀ヾ(´°◡°`✿)

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Oh, this is so sad. Second sad story (Titanic one) I've read today. Real life sure ain't for sissies, to play with Bette Davis's famous quote on old age.

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Wauw! I didn't know anything about this at all, incredible.

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