The Woman From The Wisemore: Doris Stanton's Story

Youre right Ive had a rough old life but Im a tough old cow!Doris was born into a world of poverty and extreme hardship.While still only a child she saw her dear mother waste away avictim of one of the biggest killer diseases of the time tuberculosis.Struggling to come to terms with her loss and having no choicebut to take on all household chores - cleaning and scrubbing cooking shopping and so on - as well as go to school Doriswas suddenly faced with something worse. Her own fatherbecame her worst enemy and began treating her in a wayno little girl should be treated. And so on...Doris lived a life that would have put many folk in an early grave but this lady was made of stronger stuff. She went on to surviveeverything life threw at her because she was the Woman from theWisemore.