She'd spent countless hours in front of the sewing machine with Jeri, piecing together her corseted bodice and matching skirts. |
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My younger sister Jeri, in her mauve bridesmaid dress and punk make-up she refused to wash off, handed out photocopied programs to the arriving guests. |
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During this period, Jeri also began speaking to church groups about her experience as a sex-trafficking victim. |
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Jeri received a felony conviction and was sent to the county jail. |
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I am also enormously grateful for all the ways my bonus mother, Jeri, has enhanced my life and the lives of my family and for the joy she so readily shares with us. |
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