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A 5 Year Old Learning To Tie Her Shoes Brings Light To A Year Of Loss

Host and dad Peter O'Dowd has been reflecting on why something so small felt so big.
Marissa’s shoes on the day she learned to tie them. (Courtesy)

A small domestic miracle happened this week in my family that I’d like you to know about. On Wednesday morning after doing an interview for this show, I went downstairs to help my daughters

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