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    Behind Every Closed Door: There But For The Grace Of God
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    Behind Every Closed Door: There But For The Grace Of God

    By McGill Gill

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    About this ebook

    On the job first hand experience of what it's like to grow old and suffer the denigration of age. This short story encapsulates all that is apparent when confronting a topic that very few care to discuss first hand from an invited carer perception. The trials of mankind aren't far from the author's view at any time and this short story tries to show the importance of care in the community - no matter what the personal cost.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateJan 1, 2001
    ISBN9781617929953
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