It starts with the roots, as any tree does/
Grandma and grandpa were immigrants/
The kind we demonize today/
Who lied about their age just to get out/
Of a war-torn country you never hear about/
Auntie will remind you she was next/
The oldest and wisest—according to her/
With secrets all the same/
Mention of her medical history never arose/
Until it was passed along to me, I suppose/
Mother was ...