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Visiting Grandma at her home in {nursing home} Village is bittersweet. Sweet because we get to see her, and spend precious moments with her. Bitter because, even after a couple years living there, it's still hard for her to call her tiny, shared room her home. It's hard for me to see her so frail and sedentary. I still think of her puting on her headscarf and going outside with the dog, getting the mail, and stopping over at Mom & Dad's.
I don't like to watch her getting very old, or seeing her frustrated and bitter about not being able to do things for herself. Sometimes, she is a little hard to talk with because she can't hear very well, is too tired, can't remember things, doesn't realize they've happened, or is just confused.
Being at the nursing home is usually uncomfortable for the kids too, and we have to have reminder talks about aging, and how we need to take every opportunity we can to love on Great Grandma, and also appreciate and respect that she's seen more of life than we have, even if she can't express it all anymore. That's ahrd to explain. I wish my kids could see Grandma as she was when I was growing up.
I always try to bring up special memories I ahve with Grandma, or mention ways she has influecned my life. I want her to know how special she is to me, so we talk about...The times Travis and i stayed at her house, and how she would make us white bread toast )We loved that because Mom would never buy white bread!) with cherry preserves or her homemade grape jelly. She would alwyas take us to pick up McDonald's or KFC after church. And, she'd always be sure to yell out when we missed a sharp or flat (or twelve!) when we were practicing piano at her house.
I love to remind Grandma of those cherished memories and thank her for them. that's when we smile and choke back those bittersweet tears.
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