Wednesday, May 21, 2008

And the dream shall never die

A few weeks ago I blogged about "My Mother and the Senator". I was so proud that my mom was honored by Senator Kennedy at a recent political event. In 1980 my mother was a delegate for him and proudly supported him at that year's convention...I still hear her shouting " We Want Ted."

Fast forward to 2008 and my mom shows up at a Rally with a dozen Kennedy for President buttons on her and the Senator, well, he got a big kick out of it and of her.

Yesterday when I heard the news about his cancer, I felt so sad. Especially for my mother. I knew how upset she would be.

Whether you agree with him or not, the Senator is a fighter. He is to be admired for all the hard work he has done and the changes he has battled to see happen.


I am so happy that my mother has this special memory with him. Here's to you Ted!

3 comments:

KJ said...

your mom is so cute - and its so great how involved she is ... i see where you get that from. it's so sad - all we can do is keep him in our hearts and prayers.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for this post Wendi. I'm right there with you on my thoughts on Teddy Kennedy. He's the kind of guy that you'll tell stories of to your daughter some day, when explaining hard working and decent people. Best, Anonnie

Anonymous said...

Mira!!! Your mom is holding an Obama sign!!! I need your address i want to send you Kelsey's graduation announcement.. cause i still have that picture of you and her at Sesame Street Live back in the 90's :) thargrove@carolina.rr.com
I love and miss ya!
ter!