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make the trip to Mom and Dad’ s and have a little end of the week party with them. We did all kinds of things to entertain them on those nights. There was a Scrabble tournament, a talent show, we played Monopoly, and one night we even had a casino themed party. The Friday Night Parties became so much fun we started bringing dates if we had them.
Mom started recovering much quicker than expected. She was acting a lot more like herself and Dad said he could tell she loved having all of
The Friday Night Parties became so much fun, we started bringing dates if we had them. us girls there keeping her company. They even called her Mama Jane, the nickname she suggested.
Not one of them ever complained about driving to and from our house or the care that Mom needed on their nights. They did the hard stuff for Mom every bit as well as any nurse could have.
Each one of us girls had special little rituals we shared with Mom. Mary Ann would take turns reading with Mom the Jane Austen books they both loved so much.
Mom taught Sally to knit and to this day we all receive beautiful scarves and hats she’ s made for Christmas. Then there was Jody who taught Mom the most important skills. She taught her to play chess. Dad had begged Mom
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