She Spent Decades Caring for Everyone Else. Then She Bought a Ticket and Sailed Away

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The city of Barcelona grew smaller behind the ship as the water opened up ahead.

She did not know whether her children would come to understand her decision in weeks or in years. She suspected it might take longer than she would have liked.

But for the first time in a very long time, that uncertainty was not going to be the thing that shaped continue reading …