Originally Posted by MelodyL

Reminds me of a story about my Aunt Marion. My grandmother who was 4 feeet 11 had 10 children after she came here from Sicily. (And they weighed between 10 and 12 lbs). my mother weighed over 12 lbs at birth. All were born at home and no one died at birth. Imagine 10 live births in a 4 foot 11 inch woman and they all weighed between 10 and 12 lbs. jjeeeeeezzz!!!

Anyway, the eldest was my Aunt Marion who had to be the most gorgeous woman on the face of the earth. She had jet black hair and never, and I mean never looked her age. She lost 6 children (all at birth) and finally gave birth to my cousin Chippy. Now remember, my Aunt Marion looked 20 years younger than she was.

So one day when she was walking with my cousin who was about 25 years old, (so that would have made my Aunt Marion about 50 at the time), well, she was walking on the street with him and a truck driver pulled up and started honking the horn at my Aunt Marion, telling my cousin Chippy how BEAUTIFUL HIS WIFE WAS!!!

My cousin got disgusted and yelled at the truck driver "SHE'S MY MOTHER FOR GOD'S SAKE!!" The guy almost died.

Now fast foward to when she was about 75 and retired in Florida. What did she do??? She joined a theatre guild and began doing stage plays. She WAS IN HER GLORY!!!!

I used to look at this amazing face and say "jeez, she doesn't look a day over 30". She ultimately got Alzheimers and aged practically overnight. Though she is no longer with us, my cousin Chippy still is, he's about 75 and looks 50. Amazing.

At least she got to go on stage!!!!

mel