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'Miracles Do Happen'
People US
|September 25, 2023
When author Marianne Wiggins had a stroke, doctors didn't think she'd ever see again, let alone write. Her daughter helped her finish her novel, and now they're hitting the road together
"I'm hesitating so I don't cheat on my gratitude. I'm trying to find words big enough," says Pulitzer Prize-finalist author Marianne Wiggins, crossing her hands over her heart as she gazes at her daughter Lara Porzak. "You always say to me that I'm your person," says Porzak, wiping a tear from her mother's cheek. "No, it's more than that," insists Wiggins. "You're my family."
This story is from the September 25, 2023 edition of People US.
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