On December 23, 2024 my family went to St. Elmo's steakhouse in downtown Indianapolis for dinner. Mom, Dad, Joe (my husband), me, Emily (my sister), Nathan (my brother-in-law), and Elzer, my niece. I could not help but think of it is a kind of "last supper" because I knew we …
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