Host of NPR's Weekend Edition, Scott Simon, showed the Twittersphere a heartfelt, comic, lachrymose and uplifting saga that was the protracted death of his mother in a Chicago ICU. Utilizing a tool that is normally reserved for self-promotion and pithy, cynical remarks, Simon gave his more than one million followers a chance to view the stages of one's mother's final days through the eyes of a dedicated son.
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On Twitter, Scott Simon’s long goodbye to his mother
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July 31, 2013 at 11:09 AM
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