Gold Star Mom needs help
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June 30, 2011 |
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Florence
McSween is a Gold Star Mother who, until
a recent accident, has helped hundreds
of others cope with the loss of a child
in service to our nation. |
This information is taken from an article by
Margaret Aikens published in the Atlanta
Military Families Examiner. To read her full
article,
click here.
While our nation's warriors who die in
combat in service to our country make the
ultimate sacrifice, the families they leave
behind, particularly their mothers, the Gold
Star Mothers, pay a terrible cost as well, a
cost that lives with them for the rest of their
lives.
They often find a measure of solace from other
Gold Star Mothers, a tight-knit group brought
close by their shared sacrifice. It was a
Bonners Ferry Gold Star Mother, Bernadette
Kirk-Bonner, who brought attention to this
article of one from Atlanta, Georgia, who is in
need of help.
Florence McSween lost her son, Adam, in 2007,
and since then she's dedicated her life to never
letting the sacrifice of these brave men and
women go unrecognized or fall forgotten. A
social woman, Florence was recently on her way
to a Gold Star Mothers event in Illinois when
her car hydroplaned in heavy rains, skidded off
the road and crashed head-on into the trees.
Despite her injuries, which included an ankle
that needed surgery, Florence resolutely made
the conference, by while there she fainted and
was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Eventually she returned home to Atlanta, where
she continues to recover with the help of
friends. Now she wonders how she's going to
replace her car, which is integral to her work
with other Gold Star families.
Diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, she was
forced to give up a teaching career. Still being
treated for the cancer, and now with the
injuries of her recent crash, she is unable to
work full time.
As president of the Gold Star Mothers Villa Rica
Chapter, Florence serves a crucial role in
ensuring that the families of those who've died
in service to our country receive avaiable
assistance from the many organizations and
programs that are there to help, and the work,
she says, is what keeps her alive.
To help her get another car that will enable her
to continue her work, the Florence McSween CAR
Fund, account number 0991687004, has been set up
at the Delta Community Credit Union, 1025
Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30354.
All donations over the cost of a reliable car
will be given to the West Georgia Chapter of the
Gold Star Mothers of America, Inc.
Those interested in donating can call Joseph
Norman, (404) 714-5308, or visit
www.bluestarmothersga.webs.com to learn
more. |
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