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Cheryl Bianchi
About Cheryl Bianchi
Cheryl says her mother is her hero. The pair spent many years together on the farm and Cheryl watched her go through so much. She also had her mother as my backing when I married at 17 years of age, and her mother cared for Cheryl's son when she went back to work. Cheryl had three kids under four years of age, and lived in Sydney, but at 22 she and her husband ended up in the RAAF as a means of keeping the kids fed and having a place to live. She was able to call on her mother any time. When her mother passed away, Cheryl lost her purpose. She quit work and took off to Perth in an old bus, living life on the road. Now over 60 with not much schooling behind her and a husband on disability, Cheryl does not work. She has so many travel stories, and looks back fondly on the time she spent with her mother. Cheryl does not drive, saying that her father was against the idea, although her mum would let her when he wasn't looking. Life on the farm was hard but rewarding -- especially the bond and closeness she had to her mum and the things she learnt, which she can still draw on when there is no power, or water is low.
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