<Li> Sydelle Pulaski returns to her old job at Schultz Sausages and discovers that Mr Schultz has a crush on her . She later marries him . The pair moves to Hawaii, though Sydelle stays in touch with Angela . She gives up using crutches to get attention but requires the use of them on various occasions near the end of the novel . </Li> <Li> Jake Wexler becomes unsatisfied with his job as a podiatrist, quits, and is recommended to a political position by Judge Ford . He becomes the Chairman of the State Gambling Commission and then the Wisconsin State Crime Commissioner, though the jobs give him little time to spend with his wife . </Li> <Li> Grace Wexler takes control of Jimmy Hoo's restaurant, renaming it "Hoo's on First" and giving it a theme of local sports stars . It gets rave reviews . The success of "Hoo's on First" ultimately results in a chain of ten such restaurants, the latest of which allows her to work close to her husband in the state capital of Madison . </Li> <Li> Theo Theodorakis attends a literary college, becoming an assistant to the reporter who writes the article about Doug's first gold medal . He later becomes a novelist . His first novel does not sell well, but at the book's end, he has almost finished his second book . Theo marries Turtle, though they agree not to have children lest the children inherit Chris' disease . Theo and Chris' parents move to Florida after retiring from their coffee shop business . </Li>

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