visit my grandmother more often

Never had to move in with Grandma, she is still doing pretty well on her own. Went to dinner with her last night, and she asked me if I want to learn to play marimba! This will be so much fun! She used to play in the percussion section of the orchestra for an opera and is really quite proficient.

The day after I put this on my list, I received a call asking if I would consider moving in with my Grandmother to help her out for a while. Big decision that will take some serious consideration. She is still ambulatory, but nearly blind. Sooner rather than later she will need constant supervision that I can not provide while going to school and working, but do I move in for as long as I can help?

i’m going to be organizing monthly family meals at my grandmother’s house. a meal and a game of dominoes, and everyone there.

did this also this weekend to bad it was in the middle of the night when my grandma called me to help her pick my grandfather off the floor.. he is gettin so old and helpless i cant stand it. I refuse to continue not seeing them i need to put this tops on mylist i am oly going to be in town for another 8 weeeks i have to make it a priority to see them this week i am goin over there twice NO matter how busy i am. It pains me to see them like this they were such strong people my grandfather literally worked 2 jobs till he was 70 hard labor jobs then alzheimers took over it pains me to see such a strong figure in my life helpless he was te only man i ever knew growing up. I wish my kids could know what a great man he once was how he brought our family to america for a better life AND NEVER took handouts. He was such a huge figure in our famiy who kept us in line (by beating the shit out of us lol!!) he did what he could alot of the grandkids didnt have fathers in the home or (ala me didnt have fathers around at all) he could only do so much.. and i love him. really I just wish they could have saw what i did and know what i know they see this feeble human being they just dont know when i tell them there like “GRANDPA?” in disbelief i make sure they know and have the utmost respect for that man. We need to treat the elderly with more respect really we do..

I saw my maternal grandma last month, and I always see her when I go to my parents’ hometown. That was the whole point of the goal.

The interesting part is that I’ve seen my paternal grandmother twice in two months. I hate the side of town that she lives on because there are distinct differences in the vibes between my hometown and her city of residence. I’m not kidding. Well, it fascinates me that I’ve seen her more in these two months than I saw her last year.

I didn’t think that my grandma cared one way or the other if she ever saw me in life. (She disliked Mom when I was growing up, yet my parents’ marriage is the only one to survive out of my grandmother’s children.) I actually talked to her for over an hour…just me and her. The woman that I look so much like that I have a good idea of what I’ll look like in my 70s if I don’t take care of myself. She said she appreciated seeing me. How nifty! Grandmas rock.

I used to have two grandmothers but lost one about five years ago. Didn’t really have much of an impact because she just ignored my sister and I until she died. However, if I lost my last grandmother, I would be devestated. I don’t see her as often as I would like so this will be a good goal for me. I would like to see her at least once every two weeks.

when i was born …. a long long time ago i had 18 grandparents! yes 18! Now i have one. she is precious to me. I lived with her and my grand dad for 2 years when i was going to college. she put up with alot of my stuff,and i put up with her weekly Bridge parties.she was the one that cheered me every step of the way.It was so good to get to know her,who she was as a person not just a grandma.
I have been going on thursdays and will continue to do so for however long she has left.I LOVE MY GRAN!

i’ve seen her about 2 times a month for the last 2 months. but before that it was fewer and farther in between. it will be alot easier once i get a car. her birthday is this upcoming sunday, and we already have plans to take over a sugar free cake and spend some time with her.

I went and played my guitar for my grandma.she kept wanting to have me play for all the Older ladies there.That was something I was not prepared to do. I still don’t play in front of anyone except family and close friends. Anyway, the visit was good but a little one sided.Grandma Katherine is Dibilitated by her strokes but she is still in there! we shared some chocolates and an orange.She even wanted me to put my Antlers on her! She grinned really brightly.I took all the cards out of the envelopes and set them all up so she could enjoy them.I will go more often.

My grandmother passed away last month, so I will never have another chance to visit her. I am not feeling guilty; I think I really did my best, and so did my sisters.

I miss her and think about her a lot. But I have my ways to remember her and ‘honour’ her. (I’m reading her old books for example, and I’m using her kitchen utensils)

I hope that everybody realises what in life is really worth it. Contact with family and friends is.

I visited her approximately once a month the last 6 months. When she got really bad, we stayed with her until she passed away. The last day she was really awake, my youngest sister and I were with her, holding her hands. She still had not lost her sense of humor, but we sensed that she was really saying goodbye. She said: “will you promise me something?” we said that we would, and she said: “will you never forget me?” We promised. And we never will forget her.