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References Anaya 1984, 1995; Arora 1981; Barakat 1965; Candelaria 1993; García 1992; Gonzalez Obregon 1947; Horcasitas and Butterworth 1963; Limón 1988b; Paz 1961; Rebolledo and Rivero 1993; Simmons 1974; Vigil 1994; Zinam and Molina 1991
On a break from the bedside vigil, she returns to her family in Vermont and wonders how she actually feels about her brother: "Love always feels much better than not-love, and that is why everybody always talks about love and that is why everybody always wants to have love: because it feels much better, so much better."
This week the Enquirer has a story about the "deathbed vigil" for Larry Fortensky, Elizabeth Taylor's most recent former husband, the one-time construction worker she met when they were both in rehab.
References Alarcon 1989; Brundage 1979; Demarest and Taylor 1956; Elizondo 1977; -Johnston 1981; Lafaye 1983; Lea 1953; Quirarte 1992; Rodriguez, J., 1994; Vigil 1994, 1998; Wolf 1958
On the eve of the saint’s day, 27 April, the monks hold an all-night vigil attended by crowds of people.