Beverly Aikins, JD Vance's mom, celebrates birthday, sobriety at inauguration

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Sunday night, but while the crowd was waiting for Vance to arrive, Aikins said how proud she is of her son, Butler County Auditor Nancy Nix said after attending the event.

She'll turn 64 years old on Monday. In July, Vance mentioned in a speech at the Republican National Convention that he hoped he could celebrate his mom's one-year anniversary of staying sober in the White House if he and President-elect Donald Trump were elected. Vance, in his book, "Hillbilly Elegy," wrote about his own upbringings in Middletown and his mom's struggle with substance abuse.

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My recovery is taking some time, but I have an important event I have to attend on January 20," her post read. "Nothing is going to get in the way of me being there... My baby is being sworn in as our country's next Vice President.

Amy Adams stars in the Netflix version of "Hillbilly Elegy."

Bev Akins, mother of JD Vance, celebrates two milestones: her birthday and one year of sobriety, as she attends her son's inauguration.