ECUADOR, PAT’S FINAL CHAPTER
Mom was no longer writing by the time she moved to Ecuador. She couldn’t remember the stories, but she wouldn’t admit it. She spent her last six years there among good, kind people who cared enough to look after her in spite of herself. The surprising move came after her friend, Rex Ageton and his wife, Cheryl DeWitt moved to the picturesque city of Cuenca and invited her to visit them there. I visited in 2018. The top and bottom photos are from that trip. The top picture shows the stunning view from Mom’s balcony in Cuenca. In the middle, Mom enjoys Cuenca’s flower market with her friend Cheryl DeWitt, and her friend Mary Jones shared the picture at middle right of Mom dressed for a night out. The bottom photo shows me clowning with Mom at a popular Cuenca café. On the next page, Mom and Cheryl DeWitt pose beside one of Cuenca’s beautiful rivers, and visit an orchid farm.
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