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Meowmee

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5. Yes I know all about that, terrible what she went through

Reply to Hekate (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 13, 2024, 06:49 PM

Dec 2024

She was actually impaled by a metal bar, and it was a miracle she survived. But it had a terrible effect on her health with many surgeries and such and eventually it led to an early death. She also still did have some effects in one of her legs from polio.

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Yes I know all about that, terrible what she went through Meowmee Dec 2024 #5

Yes Hekate Dec 2024 #6

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