“that's a big part of my life that I'm going to miss being involved in

“The decision to retire is purely based on my body and my mind coming to its natural course in that current role - and it's ready to go on a new journey.

“felt in my heart that she couldn’t balance the demands of the press secretary job with being the best mom my two young children deserve

“Undoubtedly one of the things that you are considering are the serious sacrifices that both your family and your friends have made over the years for you to do what you do,

“they decided to go a different direction

“spend more time with her beautiful young children and family

“Friend, family and stranger: he cared for everybody and helped everybody and always stepped in, which I think is ultimately what took his life.

“I wanted to decide when I finished on my own terms,