So the wedding happened.
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And soon afterward, Mary Lou packed her belongings and moved thousands of miles away.
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At the airport, mother and daughter held each other and cried.
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Theresa remembers believing that the separation would only be temporary.
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She thought Mary Lou would settle into her new life, then eventually come home for a visit.
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Maybe in a few months.
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Maybe by Christmas.
