Elayne Clift: A tribute to mentors and second moms

Elayne Clift writes, and savors her extended family, from Saxtons River.
When I was growing up my mother was chronically ill and my father, a severe asthmatic with a heart condition, went bankrupt. It was a lonely and frightening time during which I was a loner at school and a caretaker at home. But I was blessed to have a teacher who understood, and a neighbor — a second mom really — whose home became my refuge. I think it’s fair to say they both saved my life.
Mrs. Myers, my