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Trigger warning: The following article contains mentions of suicide, pregnancy loss, and addiction.

For nine nostalgic seasons in the 1970s and early '80s, viewers tuned in by the millions to watch "Little House on the Prairie," the series based on the famous autobiographical books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Starring Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls , "Little House" was equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking. Over the years, the fictional family coped with the struggles of 19th-century pioneer life: crops lost to harsh weather; fires destroying livelihoods; illnesses and injuries with limited medical resources. Though many of the plot points veered from the original material, the show kept certain true-life details about Laura

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