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Call toll-free: 844-665-8321 www.canadadrug.us/torrance Their Price CrestorTM $870.10 Typical US Brand Price for 40mg x 100 Our Price Rosuvastatin* $141 Generic equivalent of CrestorTM Generic price for for 40mg x 100 Please note that we do not carry controlled substances and a valid prescription is required for all prescription medication orders. Use of these services is subject to the Terms of Use and accompanying policies at www.canadadrugcenter.com. TerriAnn in Torrance Mother’s Day 2017 By TerriAnn Ferren Every year on the second Sunday of May, we set aside time to publicly honor our mothers. And whether we call her Mom, Mother or Mommy, she is the one person who most influences our lives. Mother’s Day became a national holiday under President Woodrow Wilson and this year, Mother’s Day falls on May 14. So no matter what you have planned, thinking of your mom will most assuredly be part of your day. Everyone has a mother, and whether that mother is a natural one, or one ‘adopted’ or claimed, I have found, we become a lot like our mothers. At least I have. Some things are ‘in the genes,’ as they say. For example…for me, a gesture, a way of speaking, or the very words that come out of my mouth are sometimes just like my mom’s. Some people say Mother’s Day is a Hallmark Holiday, but my reply is, “What if it is?” It seems to me, mothers do much more for their children than they could possibly know. My mom has been ‘Mom’ to many of my friends throughout the years with boundless love in her heart for anyone who needs that hole filled. And there are those, like my mom, who never cease caring, loving or appreciating those who need a mom. Flowers fit the bill so often on Mother’s Day. When I was little, I remember picking geraniums from our front yard and proudly giving them to my mom. She would put them in a little vase, never mentioning she probably saw me from the dining room window ripping them out of the flowerbed. Years later, when I became a mom, I found out how my mom felt when my son Christopher would bring me flowers he had picked somewhere that I, in turn, cherished and put into a little vase. I think it’s the little things appreciated by all moms that make Mother’s Day special. My girlfriends talk about their mothers and tell me how very special each one of them is. And even the mothers who had challenges served as an example of how not to be a mother. Well, I suppose that is a blessing too. My friend Dennis McGoldrick goes to church with his mom, Mary. Dennis dresses up in his sports coat--and his beautiful mom, standing straight as a board, is obviously so proud of her son. The bond they share is evident. The next afternoon, I asked Vickie Vega what she has planned for Mother’s Day. She shared that she plans on visiting her mom in Frazier Park and presenting her with a new lounge chair for her patio that she just purchased. Vickie said, “I went to Osh, but they didn’t have anything, so I went to Big Lots and still no luck--but I noticed, on my way out, chairs folded up, and when I checked them--they were lounge chairs--and I found one for $50! I thought this is it! I had to buy it. Also, for Mother’s Day, I am going to make dinner for everyone at my mom’s.” Next, I asked Ronnie what he used to give his mother for Mother’s Day when he was little and he said, “I always told her ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ and I remember a couple of times I would make her my own cards--they were pretty basic. I used looseleaf, lined paper, folded, and I would do a little drawing. She really liked it a lot. Years later, when my father was retired, I took my mother out to dinner for Mother’s Day and then we drove to Hermosa Beach because my mother wanted to walk on the sand [she was from the East Coast].” Then I happened to speak with 11-year-old Edgar Charley, Jr., who told me, “I am going to have a surprise for my mom. Me and my brother, Kaiden, age seven, are both going to make cards, and then I am going to buy her a cake for Mother’s Day.” Edgar told me he has saved up his money from babysitting his little brother and that is how he can afford the cake. “She is a businesswoman and teaches and I help her. She takes care of me and I feel the need to give her something back. She is very sweet,” said Edgar, smiling. The next morning I spoke with Scott Villalva, who smiled and told me, “When I was a small boy I used to make chocolate chip pancakes, bacon and coffee for my mom on Mother’s Day. I liked to cook from a very young age.” Later, Martha Bauman chuckled and said, “I remember when I was small, I gave my mom my handprint.” Oh, I remember doing that particular project in elementary school too. One Torrance resident, Jane Borthwick, told me she was going to call her mother, 99-year-old Virginia Jane Saxion, and send flowers or something her mom might like. Jane explained, “Since a fall in 2014 at age 96, Mom [Virginia] has been living in a nursing home where she needs nothing except good care, a warm place to live and plenty of food.” Jane told me that her mom is visited several times a week by her good friend Linda, who keeps Jane posted on how her mom is doing. Jane said, “This year I ordered several boxes of See’s Candy to be delivered to the people who are in contact with mom on a daily basis. The people in my hometown of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania [where Mom lives] love See’s candy--especially the nuts and chews! It doesn’t take long for those sweet morsels to disappear after Mom gets into them!” Virginia will be 100 years old January 6 and Jane and her husband John are already getting ready for the party and have booked a room! Wow! This Mother’s Day, may I suggest you take time and remember the one who mothers you. It might be your own mom, or someone who stepped in along the way. As for me, I am blessed with a very special mom who constantly surprises me with her unending love, unceasing energy, undying love for family and arms big enough to reach out beyond the circle of family and embrace everyone she meets--and be ‘Mom.’ So to every mother who gives love so unselfishly every day, have a very Happy Mother’s Day! • Edgar Charley, Jr., age 11. Virginia Jane Saxion, 99 years old.
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