MOM WAS A WOMAN OF MANY CHARACTERS, SHE WAS STRONG AND VERY LOVING....SHE RAISED 7 KIDS THAT WERE NOT HERS, AND MOST OF HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS TOO.......SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE AND NEVER TURNED ANY OF US AWAY FROM HER DOOR...NO MATTER HOW CROWDED, THERE WAS STILL ROOM....... MOM SUFFERED LONG AND HARD WITH DIABETES AND HER HEART FOR 10 LONG YEARS....BUT NEVER GAVE UP....SHE FOUGHT TO STAY WITH US AND BEAT THE ODDS MANY TIMES.......