Jo Maeder

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Who would think taking care of an elderly parent full-time, particularly one you weren't close to, could turn into some of the best years of your life? At first Mama Jo's decline, and extreme hoarding, stirred up plenty of anger, guilt, and heartbreak in me. I was her only daughter and lived a busy life far away. What could I do? Finally, I left my "Sex in the City" NYC radio DJ world for something closer to "Andy of Mayberry." There I was, living in the Bible Belt, surrounded by my mother's massive doll collection, and in a place the locals called "Greens-boring" North Carolina. I quickly discovered there wasn't anything boring about it . . .