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Millicent Kondracke RIP

WaPo: Millicent Kondracke Dies [1]:

“Millicent Martinez Kondracke, 64, a psychotherapist whose struggle with Parkinson’s disease was chronicled in a book by her journalist husband, died July 22 at her home in Washington of complications due to her illness. ”

In a heart-tugging line from his book, “Saving Milly”, Columnist, editor and all around nice guy Mort Kondracke (who I’ve met twice) says:

“This is not the way I want the story to end. I want a medical miracle to save her. But even if there is none, our story will not end. However I lose Milly, if I lose Milly, memory will survive. . . . I will keep working to end Parkinson’s disease on her behalf, and I will hug her in my heart forever.”

I find myself with little to say, following such a line.  I will, then, merely add my own small voice to the many who have spoken on this point;

My heartfelt sympathies to Mort Kondracke and his family. Hold to your stated purpose, Mort. It’s the only meaningful thing any of us can do.

A few of those voices
Michelle Malkin [2]
The American Mind [3]
OTB [4]
INDC Journal [5]