I really enjoyed your very interesting message. Being a "child of the 2nd world war" myself, I know how my own mother struggled to feed us children (usually whilst giving herself only a jam (jelly) sandwich) and took on the scrubbing of other people's floors, etc to bring in a little extra money when our father deserted us and left her to bring us up alone. Still, she got us all through the bad times and lived a happier life until she died at the age of 82 in 2001. I owe her so much and still miss her company every day. ... View related article.
