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When Dara Kurtz was in her late twenties, she was excited. Excited about being pregnant. She was also devastated. Devastated that her mother was recently diagnosed with stage IV cancer. As Dara\\u2019s baby grew, Dara\\u2019s mother grew closer to the end of her life. Two weeks after Dara\\u2019s daughter was born,\\xa0her mother died \\u2013 sweeping Dara into a whirlwind of diametrically opposed emotional states: the thrill of being a new mother and the heartbreak of being a grieving daughter.\\xa0Decades later,\\xa0Dara rediscovered a\\xa0collection\\xa0of letters\\xa0and cards from her mother. In those letters she also rediscovered just how connected she is still is to her mother. The letters\\xa0inspired her new book, I Am My Mother\\u2019s Daughter: Wisdom on Life, Loss, and Love. \\xa0

To learn more visit Crazy Perfect Life and find Dara on Facebook (@crazyperfectlife) & Instagram (@crazyperflife).