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| Mom still loves her coffee! |
Happy birthday to my (Rob) Mom. She turns 86 years old today. Of course, she lives 400 miles away, so cards, presents, and calls have
to suffice - because she won't travel. Many of you know that my mom has
dementia, and she can be onery (to put it lightly). As she's grown
older, the person she was isn't there a whole lot.
She's always been very feisty- and it's the Italian in her. She comes from a Boston Italian family. She's very talented with cooking, baking, sewing, making her own drapes, clothes, etc.; painting, drawing, yard work, etc. Over time, those things have waned as she has, but she's given a lot to a lot of people. Her condition makes her moods swing from high to low, and cause her to get argumentative when there's no argument, so it's difficult to talk with her and have a lucid conversation, and not get hurt by some mean things she says. But, she's still mom underneath. Happy birthday with love, Mom!
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| Some days mom acts like she's in outer space! :) |
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| Dad and Mom in 2006 (dad passed in 2008) |
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| Mom at the White House |
