Maxine By maryquam Period: Jan 1, 1920 to Dec 12, 2011 Maxine's lifespan Dec 30, 1926 Maxine's birth Jan 21, 1931 pneumonia, operation on kitchen table Jan 8, 1938 appendix removed (at hospital) Jun 1, 1940 first period Jan 3, 1943 scarlet fever (to kidney infection to glasses) Jun 1, 1944 high school graduation May 29, 1948 college graduation Aug 1, 1953 marriage Sep 2, 1955 father dies of heart attack Feb 20, 1956 mother moved in Aug 16, 1960 adopted daughter Apr 12, 1962 adopted son Jun 1, 1969 mother fell & broke hip Jan 1, 1978 menopause Aug 1, 1990 mother's heart surgery (went to nursing home) Dec 30, 1991 turned 65 (started on Medicare) Aug 11, 1993 mother died Mar 7, 1996 husband died Oct 15, 1996 acquired first hearing aids Feb 20, 2000 broke ankle (slipped on ice) Feb 20, 2003 broke elbow (fainted in kitchen) Jul 25, 2003 quadruple bypass heart surgery Sep 29, 2011 RCA stent implanted