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For Mother’s Day, honoring the singular toughness of Rochelle Bozman

(Michelle is on vacation, so this column is a hold-over from last week)

Rochelle Bozman wasn’t a traditional mom, or traditional single mom. But she knew she didn’t need to be.

Ten years ago, Bozman sought to adopt a kid who was hard to place. She prepared a room for an African-American boy aged 7 to 10. But a social worker called one day asking if she could come to Grady Memorial Hospital right away to pick up a newborn.

Before she lost her struggle with ovarian cancer, Bozman raised her son with a singular toughness, and in the end arranged a new family for him.
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