Moreover, Dr. Cloitre found, the surviving mothers are faring worse than their children.

And La-Toya's mother fared no better several nights later.

Asked today how his mother was faring, Mr. Jewell said, "She's been better.

'How is your mother faring?'

"I came to see how my mother was faring."

Single mothers, blacks and adults lacking a high school diploma fared worst.

I heard the clock strike each successive hour, and I fear my mother fared no better, for she had promised to wake her (in ordinary circumstances) sleepy-headed son.

Nobody will tell him how his mother - or his dog - is faring.

It seemed long, that night during which we bumped along until our bodies were as one huge bruise, though in the seats my mother and father fared a little better.

Living mothers don't fare quite as well.