'You Make Your Own Family': Losing A Mother, Gaining 2 More
Corinthia Isom was just a child when her mother died, but her mom ensured a mother figure stayed in her life.
by Jud Esty-Kendall
Jul 12, 2019
2 minutes
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When Corinthia Isom was a child, her mother sat her down on the steps of their home to tell her she had a deadly illness.
"I have HIV, and things are gonna change within our lives," Isom says, recounting the words of her mother, DeSeane Isom.
DeSeane was a single
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