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From left, Autumn Champney, her mother Sunshine Champney and her grandmother Patti Bryan, who is Sunshineâs mother, stand outside Salem North Healthcare Center on Continental Drive in Salem, where the three generations worked together until Covid led to Pattiâs retirement to care for the fourth generation, Autumnâs children. To them, Motherâs Day means family being together, but for this bunch, thatâs the norm every day. (Salem News photo by Mary Ann Greier)
SALEM The caregiving gene is strong in this family of mothers.
Patti Bryan set the example by caring for her parents, followed by her daughter Sunshine Champney, who grew up to become a nurse.