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Mom
(the
girl wearing glasses)
A complicated and wonderful person who has a severe mental illness and
yet managed to raise three kids as a single parent at a time when there
was no community support for the mentally ill or single mothers.
June,
mom's caregiver
A
nice woman paid to check in on mom daily for about an hour.
Baby,
mom's dog
A
sweet, stubborn mutt mom got from the pound
Me,
Eileen
(the
girl with the red skirt)
My mom's oldest child and only daughter. During this time I was trying
to find a place where mom could get care, maintain independence and keep
Baby.
S.,
mom's friend
A
man mom cares about.
Cherry,
mom's enemy
my
mom's former neighbor: the object of daily paranoia.
 Schizophrenia
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