{"id":614,"date":"2023-06-07T04:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T04:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=614"},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:07:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T02:07:38","slug":"hard-to-believe-my-mother-died-nine-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=614","title":{"rendered":"Hard to believe my mother died nine years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>June 7th, 2014, at the age of 88. Jeanne Faranda had a 50+ year career as a nurse &#8211; one of the first to receive a BSN (from the College of Mt. St. Vincent in the Bronx). She had a huge variety of positions in her career &#8211;&nbsp; educator, public health, etc. Her MS was in Public Health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And four sons! She thought that was pretty cool. At the end of her life, she was still grimacing and rolling her eyes at my jokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b685392ac9200d-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12346\" title=\"Jeanne and joe at wedding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b685392ac9200d-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b685392ac9200d-500wi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b685392ac9200d-500wi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s me &#8211; mouth open. My Dad was in Korea when I was born; didn&#8217;t see me til I was near one year old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b751824208200b-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfaranda.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b751824208200b-500wi\" alt=\"A jeanne and tom mouth open\" title=\"A jeanne and tom mouth open\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b68539a241200d-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12345\" title=\"2022_10_20 3_49 PM Office Lens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b68539a241200d-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b68539a241200d-500wi-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b68539a241200d-500wi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom and newcomer Jim. I think I&#8217;m Wyatt Earp?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b685392afe200d-500wi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12344\" title=\"Tom with gun\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b685392afe200d-500wi.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b685392afe200d-500wi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/6a00d834525a2f69e202b685392afe200d-500wi-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 7th, 2014, at the age of 88. Jeanne Faranda had a 50+ year career as a nurse &#8211; one of the first to receive a BSN (from the College of Mt. 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