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Originally Posted by mostpost
Barbara Bush did not attend her own mother's funeral and when her daughter died of leukemia at the age of three, she played golf the next day. She never told George W that his sister was sick until after she had died and then never spoke of it after that.
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Robin stayed in the hospital for seven months, having regular bone marrow tests and blood transfusions, which drove her father from the room
while her mother remained resolutely at her side. On one quick outing to Maine, Robin finally saw her two brothers, whose pictures were taped to her hospital headboard but who had no idea their sister’s life was ebbing away."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.abecc877962b
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I wouldn't let George Junior play with Robin because she bruised so easily. In fact, I kept the kids apart almost the whole time.
We thought he was too young to know, and actually I didn't want Robin to know. I was very firm at the time and, I suspect, rather tough. I made up my mind that she was going to be happy. If anybody cried in Robin's hospital room, I'd ask them gently to please leave the room. Poor George [Senior]. It just killed him. I'd have to say, 'If you cry, you can't stay.
Both George and
I felt this enormous physical pain for months afterward. I think you get that when anyone you love dies. Just this enormous physical pain.
http://chatteringmind.com/articles/barbarabush.html (Texas Monthly story)
Barbara Bush still has trouble talking about her daughter's death
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-sr...bush072699.htm
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MostPost - I could post 100 more articles if needed - none will show an uncaring mother. None.
