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Woman confined to bed rears four children since 1954
Dorothy Gruber has lived in bed since a spinal injury from 1954. She raised Howard, Donald, Edith, and Gloria unaided, while a welfare aid housekeeper assists. Her son Howard recently earned a sociology master’s degree, and Gruber cites faith and grit in enduring hardship.
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Huntington, W.va
Dorothy Gruber
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
David Peyton
Nancy Meadows
Welfare Department
Division of Rehabilitation
Howard
Donald
Edith
Gloria