title: Listening to grandmothers.
abstract: In this column, three proud grandmothers share their unique stories and eloquently describe the transforming experience of becoming a grandmother and the joy associated with witnessing their daughters giving birth.
authors.affiliation: PATRICIA BERTE lives in Brooklyn, New York. She is the mother of two daughters and grandmother of a little boy. Berté is also an artist and retired teacher.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Berté
authors.forename: Elena Carrillo
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: de Reyes
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Podgurski