BruceMy grandmother, Abigail Stamford, had been a warrior all her life. Her life wasn't a lucky one but she always seemed so cheerful that I would begin to wonder if it was all an act.I was always afraid she was so hurt that she had no more tears left to cry.She got married to my paternal grandfather, Michael Stamford, when she was twenty-three. They were a wonderful couple. I have seen pictures of them and heard stories of how they had been one of the hottest couples of their time.My grandmother belonged to a middle-class family and so her marriage to my grandfather wasn't supported by my grandfather's family, the Stamfords.But grandpa was a fellow who would not be shaken and so, their wedding was held.They had a kid (my father) before my grandfather died six years after their marriage.That was grandma's first heartbreak! She lived because of my father from that moment. She raised him and played the role of a father and mother in his life.When dad grew up, the Stamford family
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