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·Apr 19

… learn that he had died. One of the nurses asked me if the year 1968 meant anything special to him. She went on to explain that during one of his last conscious moments they had asked him what year it was and he had replied that it was 1968.

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Baskerville Old Face

This is interesting. 1968 is such a poignant year historically. It's hard not to want to fill in the blank, as a reader. When you have been with someone dying, it's so hard not to look for clues and insight. Being given a whole year, imagining that meaning for him, is amazing. It resonates in the piece.