Three years

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Reams of essays

Days, weeks, months spent researching, reviewing, critiquing

Seasons rolling by, outside the window

Summer evenings spent inside

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Friends made

A tribe created

Countless women

Families emerging

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Articles published

Reflections written

Study days elaborated

Conference presentations delivered

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Births facilitated

Tears cried, not all mine

Hands held

Hair smoothed

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Birth pools filled

Smiles provided

Laughter in abundance

But sadness too

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Wedding rings to trade in

Children loved

Identity forged

Memories made

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Mentors admired

Thanks given

Gratitude plentiful

Hugs traded

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Shoes polished

Uniform ironed

Pockets for scissors, pens, paper

Ready for work

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