Andrea Gibson
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My mom always used to say I'm a deep thinker and that it concerned her. But my sister, when my sister was born, we were all like, yes, bring some joy into this place. Because she was just, she was so lighthearted. And then that all went away. But underneath, I always knew. And then she, I think it's seven years ago now, she got clean. And she has been in recovery for seven years now.
And she got off of it. God, that's a miracle. Yeah. It was amazing to get my sister back. And then it was almost like she was immediately that kid that she was because I remember her calling me and saying, Andrea, do you know mom's eyes are green? And for all those years, she had not been able to see clearly.
And she got off of it. God, that's a miracle. Yeah. It was amazing to get my sister back. And then it was almost like she was immediately that kid that she was because I remember her calling me and saying, Andrea, do you know mom's eyes are green? And for all those years, she had not been able to see clearly.
And she got off of it. God, that's a miracle. Yeah. It was amazing to get my sister back. And then it was almost like she was immediately that kid that she was because I remember her calling me and saying, Andrea, do you know mom's eyes are green? And for all those years, she had not been able to see clearly.
And then she also called me, Raymond, even though she was still like sick from getting off all this stuff. She called me another day, so excited because she had split ends on her hair and she could see them. She's like, do you know that your hair splits at And I was like, yes, I do know. But it was just all this clarity of vision coming back to her.
And then she also called me, Raymond, even though she was still like sick from getting off all this stuff. She called me another day, so excited because she had split ends on her hair and she could see them. She's like, do you know that your hair splits at And I was like, yes, I do know. But it was just all this clarity of vision coming back to her.
And then she also called me, Raymond, even though she was still like sick from getting off all this stuff. She called me another day, so excited because she had split ends on her hair and she could see them. She's like, do you know that your hair splits at And I was like, yes, I do know. But it was just all this clarity of vision coming back to her.
And, you know, I know how that story goes, but I'm going to say I believe her. She's like, I will never go back because the joy was so abundant. She couldn't believe what this world had for her and what it had awaiting. And then she started this whole hat project. She didn't have any money. And so she just, for any time I had like a birthday or something, she just started crocheting me hats.
And, you know, I know how that story goes, but I'm going to say I believe her. She's like, I will never go back because the joy was so abundant. She couldn't believe what this world had for her and what it had awaiting. And then she started this whole hat project. She didn't have any money. And so she just, for any time I had like a birthday or something, she just started crocheting me hats.
And, you know, I know how that story goes, but I'm going to say I believe her. She's like, I will never go back because the joy was so abundant. She couldn't believe what this world had for her and what it had awaiting. And then she started this whole hat project. She didn't have any money. And so she just, for any time I had like a birthday or something, she just started crocheting me hats.
And so I was like, what can she do with these? Yeah. And I figured out if you cross if you cross the E out of the word hate, it spells hats. And it was around the MAGA hats were all over the place. And I'm like, Laura, OK, this is what we're going to do. You are going to you're going to make a bunch of hats and we're going to put these labels on it and you're going to sell them.
And so I was like, what can she do with these? Yeah. And I figured out if you cross if you cross the E out of the word hate, it spells hats. And it was around the MAGA hats were all over the place. And I'm like, Laura, OK, this is what we're going to do. You are going to you're going to make a bunch of hats and we're going to put these labels on it and you're going to sell them.
And so I was like, what can she do with these? Yeah. And I figured out if you cross if you cross the E out of the word hate, it spells hats. And it was around the MAGA hats were all over the place. And I'm like, Laura, OK, this is what we're going to do. You are going to you're going to make a bunch of hats and we're going to put these labels on it and you're going to sell them.
And so she's been doing that for she's been doing that for five years now, I think.
And so she's been doing that for she's been doing that for five years now, I think.
And so she's been doing that for she's been doing that for five years now, I think.
Selling her hats. Yeah. And she's so happy and she she loves her life.
Selling her hats. Yeah. And she's so happy and she she loves her life.
Selling her hats. Yeah. And she's so happy and she she loves her life.
My aunt died of ovarian cancer. My mother's sister died of ovarian cancer 20 years ago or so. And what's fascinating about that is neither she nor I had genetic ovarian cancer. So my aunt died. And after my aunt died of ovarian cancer, my My grandma, who I love so much, died of a broken heart.