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Our Family: 1946

Submitted by PinkandCharcoal on Thu, 02/03/2011 - 5:56am.
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My Mother's family, Buffalo, 1946. Mom seated center. Not long after this photo my Aunt, sitting on my grandfather's lap, would be stricken with Polio. She fought her whole life to be "normal" and to be treated with respect. She passed away this past summer. View full size.

My Mother's family, Buffalo, 1946. Mom seated center.
Not long after this photo my Aunt, sitting on my grandfather's lap, would be stricken with Polio. She fought her whole life to be "normal" and to be treated with respect. She passed away this past summer. View full size.

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She'll be needing that bright smile

Submitted by Talitha Clementine on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 6:28pm.

How cruelly ironic that your aunt, the child with the biggest smile, would be so terribly afflicted. Her eyes convey a bravery which, from your writing, apparently served her well. She must have been possessed of a great heart.

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