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Annie Noonan
CommentatorAnnie Noonan is a freelance editor and writer living in York, Maine. She's originally from South Newfane, Vermont.
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It was a cold and snowy January, and my mom was sick. My family home is on a dirt road in rural Vermont, so it took a while for Mom to go see our family…