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Tracey Emin

OPINION - Tracey Emin: I had to hold my mum’s hand and tell her she was going to die

Yesterday was the anniversary of my mum’s death. Seven years, and I remember every single detail like it was yesterday. The date, October 19, hangs over me like a giant bell. There’s a slow build-up where the bell gets lower and lower until finally it’s right on top of me and I’m trapped inside.

For two solid days the bell rings and I hear nothing else but her last goodbyes.

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