Mama Claire

I remembered her from screening day, way back in August 2013.

 

Mama Claire was a tiny little woman, with a goiter larger than her head. It was the largest goiter I have ever seen. But she had such a sweet smile, and as I would soon learn, a wonderful sense of humor.
She arrived on the ship with her daughter. Mama Claire had had her goiter for so long that her daughter could not remember her without it.

Mama Claire and her daughter

Mama Claire and her surgeon

She wasn't in the hospital for long, but she won our hearts in that short time.
Mama Claire went home with her daughter, with one of the biggest smiles that I have seen since I have been here.