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The Nephew And The Sister

By The Daily Dish
Oct 23 2008, 11:19 AM ET

A momentary lapse into realness from Sarah Palin:

"Yeah, and personalizing this also, my sister, Heather and I have talked a lot about this. It kind of makes me cry thinking about it. When Karcher was first diagnosed, Heather knew that for Heather and Kurt, her son Karcher was going to be her life. She's kind of put her career aside - she still works full time - she's kind of put career aside so she can nurture and teach and help Karcher. But she has asked to, I remember she asked with tears in her eyes, she says, what happens when Kurt and I, though, are elderly, then what happens to Karcher?"

A fascinating and moving insight. The full and true story of Sarah Palin's family has yet to be told. Perhaps it never will.



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