"Writing about the journey I took with Mama is wedded to a wish to make the elderly around us more visible, to stir a sense of their worth and identity, so who and what they were is not forgotten; so that when and if they need us, they are not forsaken." -Billie Biederman "In HELLO MAMA GOODBYE, Billie Biederman's stories and characters (all true and real people, by the way) jumped right off the page and took root in my heart. I'd forgotten how good it can feel to laugh and cry at the same time. No matter how different our backgrounds are from others', there is one common denominator that we all strive for, because it's the one thing that can save us. . . LOVE. Billie Biederman has written a beautiful, funny and heart-warming love story. I feel better for having read it. -Carol Burnett "To produce this beautiful book, Billie Biederman needed to have a remarkable mother, a colossal memory and an engaging writing style. Every caregiver and potential caregiver should read this. Everyone else will also enjoy reading it." -Hugh Downs