He had passed away in his late 40s, leaving behind six children, four younger siblings and one older sibling than her, and a widowed mother who had never worked.
پدرش در اواخر ۴۰ سالگی از دنیا رفت، شش بچه از او ماند، چهار خواهر و برادر کوچکتر  و یکی هم بزرگتر از مادرم، و مادر بیوه‌اش که هرگز کار نکرده بود.