Love, sacrifice, empathy worthy of emulation
LISA SUKDEV Supplied FULFILLING the roles of daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sibling and community leader is a complex achievement; trying to be everything to everyone often leaves people wanting.
I was raised by a formidable woman, full of grace. I must attribute a number of her values to my grandmother. How else would you explain the wisdom, compassion and strength of Norma Joan Sukdev?
My mom was raised in a large family. Following the death of her mother, she took on the responsibility of oversight of her younger siblings and her father.
Much later on in life, when her father had a stroke, she took him into her home and did everything within her power to make him comfortable and happy, at great sacrifice…