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Mom asked.
"Hanging in there Mom." He gestured to the room. "I don't want to be gone too long-"
Dad nodded. "We better get back in to check on her then." Troy led them quickly to the room. Janet looked up, her eyes were glistening, whether from fatigue or from sadness, he didn't know. He hurried to her, reaching out for his son.
"Thank you, Janet." She left with a silent nod of her head. His family stood in the entryway watching. "He died." Troy explained. "But if you want to hold him, you can." And then he wept.