Cause of Recession
Mom's stroke confines her to a wheelchair. While she rehabbed, we restructure her house. We add ramps, remodel bathrooms, remove furniture and carpet. When she returns, we gather in the living room. Her caregiver guides her into kisses, cheers and hugs.
We compliment her on a new sweater. She says she purchased it on QVC, the shopping channel. We laugh because we know mom's an relentless shop-a-holic. Mail-order magazines from Macy's, Cold Water Creek and Spiegels abound her dining room and kitchen. Bedrooms, recreation room and garage are filled with unwrapped and unopened boxes and orders.
"You're always buying things. When I called them and said I was Marta Flor, the woman in the call-center asked if I knew you." injects my youngest sister.
Arlene, our cousin, laughs, exclaiming, "You too! They asked me the same question."
Shortly after mom's passing in 2007, the U. S. economy tanked. We know why!
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