My mum was born in 1929 to a mother and father of Russian decent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the war she was evacuated out of Manchester to Bolton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her beauty was unquestionable as a young woman. She enjoyed dancing and dress making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When she eventually married, my father, who had established a travel business, was able to take her all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was fascinated by cultures, colours, customs and creativity where ever she went.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She headed up the League of Jewish Women and would give of herself selflessly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was mother to myself and two brothers. And perhaps because I am the youngest, I was always her baby, even at 58.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My brothers and I knew our mother in our own unique ways, but in my case I have memories of mum away with my father in far off places that I could not pronounce to eventually return to tell me stories of her travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sadly, shortly after my Dad passed away in 2012, mum had to have a pacemaker fitted and then was cruelly hit by two strokes leaving her for almost six years with dysphasia and vascular dementia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I loved my mum. She had a good life, made terrific meat strudel and szimmas and in return she loved all the family, her children, her grandchildren and her great grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her enduring loyalty to my late father was unbreakable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Whilst I will miss her, having now departed on her one way ticket to her final destination, I have to be thankful that she was in my life for almost two thirds of her 90 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s taken a long time, but now mum is reunited with Dad and able to complete the last voyage to the one place she\u2019s not been to … her final destination and resting place, after a wonderful and exciting journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Heathlands eventually became her home. Often I would pop in and we\u2019d laugh about something .. and then when I would be leaving I would say \u201clove you\u201d.. and she would respond \u201cI love you too\u201d … to which I would always say over her protests .. \u201clove you more\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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