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For the love of nancy 1994 tracey gold tv movie by stroman. Thornton is a national bestselling author and a doubleboard certified specialist in obstetrics, gynecology and maternalfetal medicine and is the former vice chair of the department of obgyn at jamaica hospital medical center in new york city. Where can i purchase a copy of the made for tv movie the. Monique coleman simple english wikipedia, the free. This is a story about a black father with five daughters whose dream it was for them all to become doctors. It is the story of a man who dared to dream that his black daughters would someday become doctorsand who guided them to achieve. Thornton s father fought in world war ii as a navy seaman, second class. With the help of his equally remarkable wife, the girls have all become successful, independent womentwo are doctors, one became a dentist, one a lawyer, one a nurse, and one a court.
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