well i will try to help you at one time i had 50 of them so here goes take the babys and plant them in solo cups with holes in the bottom a good comercial AV soil is what i use (others say perlite mix but I dont have any luck with that) keep them out of the sun for a while but let them get some light now for the large plant just in case the babies from mama dont live i would take cuttings from the good leaves and i personally put them in water never dump out the water when it get low just add to it. hopefully this will help you just keep on working with it if one dont work maybe the other will.
maybe some move folks on here can give you some more good advice this is just what i do.

good luck i have plants left from my mother and they are special to you I know.

You can set some leaves for insurance. In the meantime,

* here is a web site that shows how to plant suckers:
http://www.creativespill.com/RR/potting.htm
You don't need rooting hormone - the sucker will grow roots without it.

* below is a link for a web site with photo illustrated lessons showing what to do with a decapitated African Violet.

Good luck!

Here is a link that might be useful: Restoring a Violet

beavis,
I am slowly working my way through all the post that happened while I've been away. Donna gave you great information with that link.

I would pull the sucker (baby) off the long neck and repot it into the suggested mix (1:1:1 peat/perlite/vermiculite) that is in a good container.
The remaining neck that has nothing on it - Give it a good funeral :)

Once you've "created" a new neck on the huge crown that broke off, it will be ready to pot. Take the healthiest of those leaves that you broke off in creating the new neck and pot them down too in other containers.

Just like your momma mulitiplied her love, you'll be mulitplying that plant and you'll have a whole set of reminders.

Keep us posted please.......and share some pictures if you're able.

Blessings,
Dora