10 . The caller said she was in trouble and that he could help. Mom _________ it and lost thousands of dollars. It took us months to recover her money and her _________.

One April morning, my mother’s phone rang. The man that greeted her sounded _________ “Someone has _________ to your bank accounts and can take all your money.” The warm voice was exactly what she badly _________ during her isolation from the community due to COVID-19. The man said he needed information to ensure the money was safe and she tried to follow his _________ though her brain injury made it rather hard.

He explained slowly what to do and hours later, she said she had to relieve herself. “OK, but stay on the line _________ we will lose our progress.” Then she _________ the phone on the shelf in the bathroom. Suddenly the phone buzzed with a text-it was my father, checking in. She typed back there was a problem, but she was _________ it. Then she __________ out her worn, printed-out packet of passwords from a pile of books and entered them.

My Mom thoughts he had labored for hours protecting her family. __________, the scammer(诈骗犯) had taken away her personal information and money. After learning the truth, my mother sought to __________ the conversations with the scammer but just said, “I can’t remember. I don’t know what to do. This was so stupid.”

I tried different means and __________ got the money back. We didn’t blame her as the internal shame my mom felt could turn into something more __________, depression and even suicide.

The other day my dad mentioned “You know, another scammer called your mama. She did the right thing, though. She hung upon him and called me.” My mom was smiling at me and I knew she was __________.