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Monday, August 17, 2026

Moments of Panic

         

         Long Ago*


When her great-grandson,
under her summer care, heard
"I'm ready to die"

he panicked, seeking
those important phone numbers
to call just in case!
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*GGW did in-fact live to be 101, She was born in 1896 and in November 1918, when she was just 22, her young husband Lawrence, 25 at the time, never awoke when the two of them were lying beside the other in bed.  He had died  during the night of  the 1918-1920 Flu Pandemic called  the "Great Influenza Epidemic" or commonly by the misnomer "Spanish Flu".  She obviously recovered and fought "the good fight" through many challenges raising 3 sons in the process and was proud to see many grandchildren and great grandchildren.