Irving Layton (b. 1912), my mentor, teacher and lifelong loyal friend similarly afflicted by Alzheimer's who died two years after my mom. I got lucky. Thanks to the efforts of many, Musia Schwartz foremost among same, it came to pass I could say my goodbyes to this amazing man who had been nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature whom I adored. Now, I'm glad I did. I could not go to the funeral. Funny, innit?from Judith Fitzgerald: The Globe and Mail: In Other Words: Happy V-Day
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