My brother, Marvin, lives in Florida. The last time I saw him and talked to him was at my nephew's funeral in June 2010....and that June was the last time he saw Mom. He left me a message on my cell phone on September 9, 2011, that he was coming to Austin the next day for his 50th class reunion and wanted to see Mom but forgot what exit to take. I met him at the nursing home the next day. Mom was really good that late afternoon. She was real quiet at first. I wrote that it was Marvin. She looked & looked at him. "Marvin?" "You've gotten big." "You have the same smile." Then just 3 weeks later on September 29, my sister, Delores, came down to see my brother, Roger, and she agreed to go see Mom...she hasn't seen her in over 3 years. She is not doing well herself. Mom was real good once again that late afternoon. Delores said to me, "I don't know who that is." "This makes me nervous." Mom asked who Delores was...I wrote that it was Delores and she said, "I have a Delores." She didn't know any of us...but she had smiles for us. What a lady! I love that lady!
I didn't think to take a picture when Marvin visited, but here is the picture when Delores visited.
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