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RP: Did your parents have any difficulties in resettling back into, quote, "normal life"?

LS: I'm sure they must have. I mean, they didn't, they didn't show it that much. I mean, we didn't have any money but at least we were able to eat and live so they seemed to be okay.

RP: What did they do for work when they got back?

LS: Well, as I said, my father was always sick and he tried to do gardening but he couldn't. And so fortunately my sisters all came home and then my brothers were out of the army and so then we were able to live together and they all got jobs here. So, that worked out.

RP: Brought some income in.

LS: Right, yes.

RP: Uh-huh. And where did you go to high school?

LS: Richmond.

RP: Richmond High?

LS: Right here.

RP: Uh-huh.

LS: Richmond High.

RP: And did you attend college?

LS: No. I was going to but then I got TB so then I was out for like five years recuperating. And I did study while I could, bed studies, stuff like that. But I just never, I was taking college prep courses but I just never got in there because I got sick and then came out and then just didn't get into school.

RP: And did you go on to pursue a career?

LS: I guess it's a career. I do accounting and tax work. So that's kept me going. So it's worked out well for me.

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