It's a week like any other for most people, and for Dorothy Mulquiney, it's almost become that way as well.
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Wednesday marks 37 years since her daughter, Megan, disappeared without a trace from a Canberra shopping centre.
And while she is no closer to answers, the years are slipping by.
But ACT police maintain that despite the passage of years, Megan's case remains open.
And, even though no new information has come to light despite police reopening the case several times over the years, they are adamant that someone out there knows something.
"We acknowledge the lack of resolution or closure is one of the hardest aspects of a long-term missing persons case," a police spokesman said on the eve of the anniversary of Megan's disappearance.
"Thirty-seven years ago, when Megan disappeared, someone could have seen something or heard something. We believe there are members of the Canberra community that know something about her disappearance and we would encourage them to come forward."
Megan was just 17 when, on July 28, 1984, she finished her Saturday shift at Big W, made her way to the bus stop, and vanished.
It was the middle of the day, and several people saw her heading to the exit, but no one saw her get on a bus.
Mrs Mulquiney has always maintained that her daughter was so straightforward, and so reliable, that she became concerned as soon as she failed to walk home from the bus stop that afternoon.
She has always believed that her daughter likely got into the car of someone she knew - that she wasn't abducted, and she didn't run away.
But three years ago, ACT police announced they were investigating new leads in the case, following the death of the only prime suspect.
Convicted rapist Paul Vincent Philips had spent most of his adult life in prison; not long after his release, he was subpoenaed to give evidence at the 2009 inquest into Megan's disappearance.
He maintained he had nothing to do with Megan's case, and Mrs Mulquiney ultimately believed him - she has never been able to imagine Megan getting into the car of a stranger.
But every time ACT police put out a call for more information, the Mulquiney family have reason to hope there might be a breakthrough.
Both Mrs Mulquiney's own parents have died in recent months, a milestone she never imagined she would ever have to mark without knowing what happened to Megan. She said that this year, the family would be marking what would have been Megan's 55th birthday.
"It's a big thing, after 37 years of losing her - coming to 55, we thought it was a year worth marking," she said.
"With mum and dad passing, I've lost two more of the people who are most cherished to me.
"But [Megan's father] Paul and I are both hoping we are both still alive to find out what happened to Megan.
"With Dad and now Mum dying, it's made me think we probably won't."
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