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Cover Moms In Pictures: This is How She Does It

Cover Moms In Pictures: This is How She Does It

Meet our 2009 Working Mother cover moms.  These inspiring women know what it takes to attempt to balance their family, a career, and their personal happiness.  Their stories are our stories.

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DECEMBER/JANUARY 2009

Raysa Penelope Abreu
Executive Assistant, Vornado
Realty Trust, New York City; single mom to Martín Salvador Ortega, 10

After losing her husband in 2007 to cancer, Raysa admits she hasn’t grieved yet.  She refuses to let herself become depressed though.  She says, “you have no other choice when you have a child than to wake up and make sure this little person you’re raising is okay.”

Inspiration: “The most amazing thing is to see the world through a child’s eyes”

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