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| Robin Goldberg, YPB Member |
When asked for a favorite memory of her mother, Robin replied, “The summer before my mom passed, my brother and sister were living in New York so my mom, dad and I decided to take a trip to visit them. New York was always one of my mom’s favorite cities; the phrase ‘shop til you drop’ truly defined her. However, this trip was different than any other. She was so weak and so sick that she was barely able to make it out long without having to go back to the hotel to rest. The fun filled weekend we had all planned turned into a depressing touch of reality that made us all angry and irritable. When it was time to head home, my mom, dad and I left for the airport, beaten down by the outcome of the weekend. When we got to the airport it turned out that our flight had been cancelled. Instead of staying at the airport hoping to get on a later flight, we decided it would be best for my mom if we just booked a flight for the following day. With one more day to spend in NY we decided to do what all good tourists do and go to Bloomingdale's. The store was near closing but we still had a few minutes to shop around. Riding up the elevator my mom looked at herself in the mirror and started to cry. The reality of her sickness had hit and she hated the toll it had taken on her looks. At that moment we decided it would be a great idea if she got a makeover. Although the store was supposed to close soon, the nice woman at the makeup counter decided to help us anyway. An hour later, the women handed my mom a mirror and everything changed. She was a new woman; there was a glow in her face and a sparkle in her eye that we had not seen since before her diagnosis. Throughout her entire sickness we never saw her look this happy. At this moment her whole demeanor changed, she was happy, confident and full of energy. With this newfound energy, we decided to give the weekend one more try and go out to a nice dinner. The weekend that had started out miserable had finally changed. For that one night we had forgotten about her sickness and were all happy. We left that night with a little bit of hope and a feeling that everything was going to be OK. This was the last time the 5 of us would ever spend together, but it is a night that I will never forget.”
Now, for some fun facts about Robin…
At one point, Robin had been a kickboxing instructor when she lived in Atlanta,
Robin’s favorite summer activity in Chicago is “Anything outside! I love going to Ravinia for a concert in the park or just having drinks on a rooftop or patio.”
When asked where she would go if she could go anywhere in the world on vacation, Robin responded, “I love traveling and my list of desired locations is robust but right now I think top of the list might be Greece.”
Robin is a native of Birmingham, AL and currently lives in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. She graduated with a BA from the University of Arizona. She currently works as Account Director at ignition, an experiential marketing agency.
