My brother drowned trying to save someone else on the Fourth of July. I dread the holiday every year.

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Janet Funk has dreaded the Fourth of July ever since her brother Robbie died in 1990.

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I became an orphan at age 12. Now, I run a summer camp for kids like me.

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Lynne Hughes and Comfort Zone Camp Kids

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My mom died when I was 8, and my mom's sister adopted me at 12. I got a second chance at being part of a family.

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Isabella Ambrosio with her mom and dad. They are dressed up and she and her mom are holding bouquets of flowers.
Isabella Ambrosio's maternal aunt adopted her four years after her mother died.

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Funeral directors share 7 rules of etiquette and their biggest pet peeves they wish everyone knew

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Dino Cantelmi, Randi Goldstein-Casey, and Elizabeth Fournier.

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Grieving women warn of TikTok scam involving sending loved ones' ashes to a fake artist who uses the remains for extortion

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All three women claim to have been contacted by "Chad" on TikTok.

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