Jessica Pegula: I want to talk to you about my mom

It all started in Australia after the incident with Damar Hamlin. I texted my husband, Taylor, that the situation with my mom was weighing on me. When can we start talking about it? When can I tell her story, my story, my family's story? Everyone just keeps asking me. I really need to get it off my chest.
This is a story about my mother, my family, and the past year.
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