This post is about my favorite grandma. It's also my one and only grandma, but she's my favorite. She's having a big surgery tomorrow and I just wanted to share some memories about her.
She has dementia, macular degeneration, and a broken hip (which they're fixing tomorrow). Even though she has dementia, I'm the one person she seems to remember always. She's always delighted to see me. She loves it when I call and always says thank you so much for calling and she loves to hear my voice. She thoroughly enjoys my company more than anyone I know. You know what else? I love spending time with her too. She makes me laugh with some of the things she says. Even when she can't remember who she is, she always makes me smile. She's made me realize you have to enjoy the little things. I will always remember her love for onion rings, milkshakes, avocado, and artichokes. That grandma of mine would eat those anytime! Sometimes we had to get her to eat something after not eating for a few days. A milkshake would be the thing! She would say... Well where would you even get one of those? I knew we had her hooked! Or she would say... I'll take just a small one, then she would finish a medium shake. We had our tricks to get her to eat. :)
She has the cutest little smile and laugh. It would make you feel so happy inside.
She is an amazing person. And so is my grandpa. I pray that she makes it out of this surgery- and I don't ever pray. We had the Mormon missionaries come over today and do a blessing because I know it's something that she would love.
I'm not 100% sure that she'll make it out if this surgery alive. She's 89 years old and she's had a tough road. But I know that either wag, she'll be ok.
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