My father and mother were sitting under a tree.

My mother, my father, and my grandparents arrived in Greece, hunted from Asia Minor.

Like you, two of the most important persons in my life are women my Ah Ma (paternal grandma) and my Mom.

And since I said they're my role models, I followed two things which my father and mother gave me.

My late father, may God have mercy on his soul, was an Orthodox priest. And my late mother, may God have mercy on her soul too, was a housewife and a great mother.

And my mother, the most important role model in my life, who lives with us at the White House and helps to care for our two little daughters, Malia and Sasha.

I've seen him lose his intellect, his sense of humor, his language skills, but I've also seen this He loves me, he loves my sons, he loves my brother and my mom and his caregivers.

Heba Mitkees I eventually decided to proceed with treatment with Dr. M. My mom and I went to see him at his clinic and he scheduled my first chemo session for the next day (21st of March).

My parents moved there when my mother was pregnant with me. A small house in one of Aleppo s prestigious neighbourhoods where I lived for 28 years, during the majority of which I shared a room with my elder sister. In our house green predominated.