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Thank you all for your kind

Ramona — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:33:22 +0000

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Thank you all for your kind words. Emerson, I wish I could say my book will every be published. I really don't think so. It's about half-finished and has really become quite overwhelming. It was a case of enjoying the research (It's about the 1913 Copper Mine strike) much more than writing the book. There are chapters I really love, and I feel badly that they'll probably never see the light of day, but then there are others that shouldn't see the light of day!

But who knows? If I live to be 100, as I'm planning, I may still have time.

Thanks so much for that,

Ramona — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:30:09 +0000

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Thanks so much for that, Orion. That was fun! Of course, I remembered Kate being a much better singer than I heard there!

Oh, so sorry, Mr. Smith. I

Ramona — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:28:35 +0000

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Oh, so sorry, Mr. Smith. I know that's such a difficult decision. We had to do it with my dad, too. He only lived for another three months, but I really think he got much better care there than he would have anywhere else--including with me.

We found a lovely little nursing home on a tree-lined street in a neighborhood, and we couldn't have asked for better people to take care of all those poor souls. I went to see him every day, but on the last day of his life, as my daughter and I were on our way there, I got into a little fender-bender and went home, deciding to skip it. One of the nurses called me and asked me if I was coming. I could tell by her voice that something had changed. I said, "Are you telling me I should?", and she said "Yes, I think so."

When we got there the nurse said, "I think today is the day. I really believe he's been waiting for you." And she was right, I think. Within an hour after we sat by his bed, he was gone.

Truly lovely story Ramona.

emerson — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 17:45:08 +0000

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Truly lovely story Ramona. Your mother does sound like she lived a full life. I would have loved playing the word game with her. I do that too with learning new words! That is great that you are writing a book. Can't wait to read it!

I found this after reading

Orion — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:05:12 +0000

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I found this after reading your tribute, Ramona. It might bring back some memories.

Thanks Mona, that was

tmccarthy0 — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:51:29 +0000

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Thanks Mona, that was beautiful.

Thanks for this wonderful

MrSmith1 — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:38:54 +0000

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Thanks for this wonderful tribute to your mother. My mom was also born in 1918, and is now 92. Last December, the week before Christmas, we finally had to make the difficult decision that she could no longer live alone and we had to move her into a hospice / nursing home. Needless to say, it broke all our hearts.

Beautiful piece, Ramona.

Michael Wolraich — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:51:35 +0000

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Beautiful piece, Ramona.

I just echo the thoughts of

Richard Day — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:25:22 +0000

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I just echo the thoughts of your commenters.

What a pretty little girl!!

By rights, and maybe in a

cmaukonen — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 17:05:05 +0000

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By rights, and maybe in a more populous locale, my mother might have sickened and died before she ever had a chance at life. She was a skinny, spindly little thing who always looked undernourished in early pictures.

Just the way you could have discribed my grandmother. She lived to be 98.

Nice tribute.