Description The truth is that I never did know my mother - my mum - and now I don't even know what happened to her after she had left us, what became of her - even whether she is now alive or dead.
She gave life to me and, not long after, she went away.
I was probably three when I last saw her.
My dad died soon after.
And then it was just me and my two brothers Kevin and Brucie left to fend for ourselves in a big bad world.
We didn't - and couldn't - possibly know then, as defenc.