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NOTHING. Can. Ever. Take. Away. The. HEARTACHE. And. PAIN:///
the. DEEP. UNHEALING. Hurtfulness. DESPAIR, and. Lasting. SHAME:///


Of. The. Shattering. TRAGIC,  Devastating. LOSS. Of. A. Sweet. BABY
Precious. Little.  {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{.  CHRISTINA.  ANNE.  }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
BABY.  GIRL:///
who. Was. Born.  With. So. Much. UNBEARABLE.  HURT.  And.  PAIN
as.  SHE.  Struggled. Every. Moment,  with. Every. BREATH---by.  BREATH
and.  COULD---NOT___________STAY
IN____THIS___WORLD:///


For.  {{{{{{{{{{{{{{.  CHRISTINA.  ANNE.  }}}}}}}}}}}}}
so. Sadly.  And. Hurtfully.  HER.  BIRTH. WAS
ABNORMAL:///
HER.  LUNGS. COULD. NOT. BREATHE. ALL.  On.  HER.  VERY--OWN
as. HER. LUNGS--WERE--NOT--FULLY--DEVELOPED--COMPLETE--
and.   Normally---FULL:///


I. Was. A.  UNITED. STATES. MARINE
Stationed. At.    CAMP. LEJEUNE----MARINE---BASE:///
IN.  North. Carolina
---- Living.  On.   BASE.    IN.     MIDWAY-PARK
BASE-HOUSING____where. It. Was. DISCOVERED,  that. The. DRINKING.  TAP. WATER
That. We.   EVERY. MOMENT,    USED,  was. DETERMINED.  And.  FOUND.   To.  BE
E X T R E M E L Y----TOXIC---CONTAMINATED---and--DANGEROUSLY--POISON
and. It.  CAUSED.  My. Sweet. BABY,   {{{{{{{{{{{.  CHRISTINA.  ANNE.  }}}}}}}}}}}
TO. BE.  Sadly. Born. ABNORMAL
 With.   Very. SEVERE. BIRTH. DEFECTS
and.  SHE.   Was.  So.  Sadly,   And.  Deeply.  Hurtfully.  
Not. The.  Perfect. Norm.   And.   GOD.   Brought.   Sweet
{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{.  CHRISTINA.  ANNE.  }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}.  To.  HIS
HEAVENLY.  PERFECT. LOVING.  SIDE
At.   0505---_AM. In. The. Morning
on. The. 28th. Of. JULY.  1978
in. HOLY.   HEAVENS.  PERFECT
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The. Moment. That.  {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{.  CHRISTINA.  ANNE.  }}}}}}}}}}}}}}
was.  BORN.  WAS. Not. The. PERFECT-CRYING-NEW-BORN. 
HAPPY---NORM:////
in. My.  Life. Living.  And.  Loving.  My. Each.  And. Every
BREATH.  BY.  BREATH.    Of.  Now.    Many.  DECADES.   Latter,
my.  HEART.    Stays.   FOREVER.   BROKEN.    SHATTERED. HURT. And. DEEPLY
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HAD.  A.  HOLY.  LOVING.  GREATER
HEAVENLY.   FOREVER.   BLESSED
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LIFE.       LIVING.       And.       LOVING.       Almighty.       PLAN:///
TO.  BRING.     TO.    HEAVEN.   SWEET.  BABY
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To.  HIS.  Loving. Holy.  Side.   To. Become.   A. Perfect
HEAVENLY.   Sweet.  ANGEL.     
BABY:///


As. In. My.  Life.  Living. And.  Loving. I. TRUELY. 
KNOW.  And. DEEP.  HEARTEDLY.   FEEL.   That
A.  L.  W.  A.  Y.  S_______{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{.  CHRISTINA. ANNE.  }}}}}}}}}}}}}
SHE.  STAYS.    PERFECTLY.    LOVINGLY.    WITH.  ME
in. My.  SIMPLE.    Every.  
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OF. MY.  LIFE.  LIVING.  And.  LOVING
THAT.  I.  WRITE
and.  SHE
ALWAYS
IS.   PERFECTLY
WITH.     Every.    Heavenly.   Holy.  Breath
by.   Breath.  With.  HER
DADDY
ME:///










BY.     JOHN.       D.       JUNGERS
21.            AUGUST.         2022

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