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Adventures, memories captured in children's book
Author wrote piece to honor her late mother
Cindy Wheeler
Cindy Wheeler poses with Ralph the bear, and the book she wrote about Ralph’s hospital adventure. - photo by Jim Dean
What started as a comforting teddy-bear friend for hospital stays has become a new unexpected vocation for one local woman who recently wrote, illustrated and published a book for children meant to help, comfort and memorialize the life of her beloved mother.