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Norma Lucille probably wouldn't like me using her first name, but in the interest of accurate genealogy, I will. She was always "Lucille". Never Norma. Never Lucy. Always Lucille. To me, she was just Granny. In a way, I am named after her. She was Granny, and my mom was called Granny by her grandkids. When my daughter was pregnant, she named me Granny for my grandkids. It's a tradition, and I am proud to carry on the name of the two great women who had it before me. Granny wa

I've been thinking a lot about my mom lately. I'll admit that not a day goes by when I don't think of her, but sometimes things happen and all the pain and sadness comes back. Two people very dear to me are struggling now. One suddenly lost her future mother-in-law. The other is dealing with her mother's serious medical condition. It breaks my heart, because I still need my mom. She was my rock. I know they feel that way too. We lost my mom in 2007 after a bilateral lung tran