Tuesday, July 13

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July 13, Tuesday - First day back. It all comes back (like a bad dream). The usual routine. So many people were glad to see me - it embarrasses me.

July 14, Wednesday - More of the same. Went fishing with Marv in the evening.

July 15, Thursday - Worked too hard today. Woke up in the middle of the night and the bed was spinning.

Mom finally gets to go back to work after her mastectomy. She was extremely popular with her Kroger family, and was a kind of store "Mom". She had her choice of stores in the Kroger system, but stayed with her store at 31st and Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. It was about ten miles from our house in Northeast Kansas City, Missouri. That decision was obviously colored by her wanting to be in close proximity to her folks, who lived at 15th and Garfield, just a couple of miles away. Her family always came first.

As hard as mom worked, she seldom took breaks, and never complained, especially to her Kroger kids. Looking back, I'm surprised she didn't just drop dead at work.