Previvors! Four sisters, four mastectomies


She can't walk upright any more, and she leans on a cane.  But at 80-years-old, Aunt Patty is just as feisty as ever.My dad's only sister, Aunt Patty is and always has been our one and only aunt.  We adore her.  She and Uncle Carl and Dad grew up in Pennyslvania, but while Dad moved west to play college basketball in Denver and lost his Pennsylvania accent, Aunt Patty still speaks like the true easterner she is.
We love to listen to her talk - and believe me, Aunt Patty can talk.  Her ocean blue eyes, so like Dad's, mesmerize us, as do the "Brown" squint and her low rumble of a laugh, all uncannily like Dad's.
Aunt Patty and Uncle Steve live  in Virginia, but once every couple of years, they load up their motor home and  travel all the way to Colorado to visit my cousin Stephen and his family.  On the way, they stop by Nebraska to see us.  Last weekend, they pulled into Deb's driveway, and Uncle Steve anchored down the motor home, his pride and joy.

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