My Mother Carol

On September 19th (my father's birthday, no less) 1979, my mother, Carol, died suddenly and unexpectedly of a brain aneurysm. She was 44 years old. With her friend Sue Crawford (who lived from 11/15/39 to 1/8/09), Carol had just launched the “I Care” collection, greeting cards designed for people with chronic or terminal illnesses, a population for whom, in the 1970s, nothing else existed. Soon after she died, The New Entrepreneurs, a book by Terri and Nona Tepper, examining “Women working from home” was published, and (blond) Mom's and (brunette) Sue's story comprised one of the chapters. Here is that chapter.

The 'I Care' Collection

The "I Care Collection" was a line of greeting cards designed for people with chronic or serious/terminal illnesses, a population for whom, in the 1970s, little else existed. Launched by my mother, Carol (1934 - 1979), who took the pics for her friend Sue Crawford's (1939 - 2009) verses, it was just getting going when Carol died unexpectedly of a cerebral aneurysm.

The I Care Collection ended with her death. I've pasted an (almost) complete first set below -- I know Mom and Sue were starting to work on a second set when Mom died. I've also included a few response letters. And thanks to my brother Robby for the set of cards and letters.