She asked for comfort

Mom. She was a feisty 100 percent Italian, straight from New Jersey. Her dad, straight from Italy, was a tailor and made the finest suits for New York and New Jersey businessmen. Mom learned this trade well. She could sew some of the most beautiful tailored suits for herself. She loved to cook and every night was a banquet, a feast which required up to 2 hours of clean-up time by us kids. The food was always delicious; the clean-up was always dreadful. Mom loved the dinner parties she gave for Dad’s fellow businessmen from IBM. And she adored Jackie Kennedy. She wore her hair like her, dressed like her, as many women across the USA did in the 1960s. Mom went back to school in her 50s and earned a bachelor degree in teaching. Soon to quit that job after her junior high school kids climbed out the windows when the end of the year dismissal bell rang. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Conditions Cancer Palliative care Source Type: blogs