Vegas Voice May 2023 Edition

My Mum
By: Rana Goodman / On My Soapbox
She was a beautiful woman, inside and out. This
woman I called Mum was smart, funny, brave
and always ready to take off on new adventures.
Her first adventure that I was part of was during World
War II when the British Government came up with
several ideas to move young children out of “harm’s
way.” One of those ideas was to send some children who
had relatives in the United States to sit out the war in
America.
Doing that meant volunteers were needed to
accompany and care for those children until the
transfer to family members could be made. My mother
was one of those volunteers, taking along my 4 year old
brother and her yet un-born child … me.
Delivery made, we (now) three and her fellow
volunteers headed home, unaware that another
“adventure” was one day away. As their ship passed the
point of no return, December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor was
attacked and America entered the war.
Once safely back on British soil, my mother (who was an
incredible seamstress) began designing and sewing to support us while
the war raged on while my dad was serving King and country.
It’s been said that small women are tough, and that she was. At 4’11
she was ready to take on the world. Not the type to rant and rave when
angry, her left eyebrow would shoot up and we kids knew to shut our
mouth and stay out of her way.
Most of the time however, without even trying, she would be so funny.
A perfect example was one evening.
My father passed away in 2003, and we opted to sell
their home. It meant mum would move in with me so
that I could take care of her. After looking at several
options, we chose Sun City Anthem to have a home
built.
Once we settled in, I asked my mother who was 90
years old, if she felt like going out to dinner and then
perhaps, we could meet some ladies and get into a card
game at the Center. She looked me right in the eye
and said, “Hell no, lets go to the Mirage, these
people are far too old!”
Then there was the day that I walked into the house
with the mail, separating hers from mine. I placed hers
in front of her and walked into my office.
A few minutes later she pushed her little walker into
the room, her face flushed with excitement and said, “Look at this,
I’ve won the Publisher’s Clearing House thing”
I took the papers from her hand and quietly pointed out that the
letter said, “you might have won.” That darn eyebrow went up as she
stared at me, and as she walked away, mumbled, You don’t know what
you’re talking about, I WON!
Mum turned 92 in January 2005, and a month later I lost her. I hope
she knew that love is eternal, and I miss that beautiful woman every
single day.
As I think of my own beautiful Mum, Publisher Dan
and I wish moms everywhere a wonderful Mother’s Day
Final Wishes Passes Nevada Senate
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May 2023
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