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My Best Friend Spent Years Caring for My Sister With Down Syndrome—Then He Said a Few Words That Turned Everything I Believed Upside Down / Chapter 5 / 5

Chapter 5: What Real Family Looks Like

At the twins' dedication ceremony a few months later, my uncle raised his glass high. "Some men become husbands," he said warmly. "Levi became a genuine protector instead."

The whole room erupted into warm applause. I looked over at my brother-in-law, holding one baby steady while Annie cradled the other tenderly against her chest.

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