Lots of people are forgetting the one immutable rule for understanding DUmpmonkeys: they lie all the time, about every single thing.
This tale from Socialist Steve is no exception.
I find the story of his mother credible, but I think the big guy's looking for sympathy for himself, not for her.
Oh woe is me crapola.
Those of us who lost our parents at an age
decades younger than the big guy (say, like about four decades younger), find the big guy's "feel sorry for ME" attitude both contemptible and ridiculous.
For her, Godspeed; for her worthless son, whoop-de-do.