“I kind of had a mental checklist.

I made sure that we got passports, birth certificates, medication, clothing.

I just was out shopping for clothes.

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“Luckily, my office which is in wasin my home, [I grabbed] whatever was there.

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“It’s amazing what you grab, it’s amazing what you take.

[But a drawing of hers] I can’t replace,” she added.

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