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    The Occurrence: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Grief, Survival, and For God's Sake Don't Let This Happen to You
    The Occurrence: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Grief, Survival, and For God's Sake Don't Let This Happen to You
    The Occurrence: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Grief, Survival, and For God's Sake Don't Let This Happen to You
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    The Occurrence: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Grief, Survival, and For God's Sake Don't Let This Happen to You

    By Mary Kay Hamalainen

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    In February of 2018, the author's 21-year old daughter went out drinking with friends after work and on the way home struck and killed a 46-year old man on a motor scooter. "The Occurrence" tells the story of the next six years of one ordinary American family's life as they navigate the choppy waters

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMerry Mishaps Publishing
    Release dateMar 1, 2024
    ISBN9798989956517
    The Occurrence: A Memoir of Love, Loss, Grief, Survival, and For God's Sake Don't Let This Happen to You
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    Mary Kay Hamalainen

    Mary Kay Hamalainen is and has been a daughter, wife, mother, and friend. She graduated from Hofstra University in 1977 and began her working life as an editorial researcher, then theater administrator, before becoming a speech-language pathologist working with developmentally disabled children, adolescents, and young adults. Mary Kay has lived in Washington, D.C., the Philippines, Hawaii, Maryland, New York, and New Jersey. She currently lives in north Texas with her husband and two cats, just three hours north of her daughter and two grandpugs. Mary Kay is on the Advisory Board of The Hyacinth Fellowship, an international peer support group for those who have unintentionally caused death or serious harm. "The Occurrence" is her first book.

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