My parents, especially my mom was a very special person in my life.  She took care of my kids when I went to work after giving birth to my firstborn and also when number 2 came along.  This was at a time when she was also caring for my oldest sister who was suffering with MS.  she became a widow at the young age of 55. By that time my sister had passed.  She made it possible for me to work enabling my family to acquire and achieve our dreams which would not have been possible without her help.