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EleanordidntknowwhatwaswrongwithGrandma。Shewasalwaysforgettingthings,likewheresheutthesugar,whentoayherbills,andwhattimetobereadytobeickeduforgroceryshoing。
“WhatswrongwithGrandma?”Eleanorasked。“Sheusedtobesuchaneatlady。Nowshelookssadandlostanddoesntrememberthings。”
“Grandmasjustgettingold,”Mothersaid,“Sheneedsalotofloverightnow,dear。”
“Whatsitliketogetold?”Eleanorasked。“Doeseverybodyforgetthings?WillI?”“Noteveryoneforgetsthingswhentheygetold,Eleanor。WethinkGrandmamayhaveAlzheimersdisease,andthatmakesherforgetmore。Wemayhavetoutherinanursinghometogettheroercaresheneeds。”
“Oh,Mom!Thatsterrible!Shellmissherownlittlehousesomuch,wontshe?”
“Maybe,butthereisntmuchelsewecando。Shellgetgoodcarethereandmakesomenewfriends。”
Eleanorlookedsorrowful。Shedidntliketheideaatall。
“Canwegoandseeheroften?”sheasked。“IllmisstalkingtoGrandma,evenifshedoesforgetthings。”
“Wecangoonweekends,”Motheranswered。“Wecantakeheraresent。”“Likeicecream?Grandmalovesstrawberryicecream!”Eleanorsmiled。
“Strawberryicecreamitis!”Mothersaid。
ThefirsttimetheyvisitedGrandmainthenursinghome,Eleanorwantedtocry。
“Mom,almostalloftheeoleareinwheelchairs”shesaid。
“Theyhavetobe。Otherwisetheydfall,”Motherexlained。“NowwhenyouseeGrandma,smileandtellherhowniceshelooks。”
Grandmasatallbyherselfinacomeroftheroomtheycalledthesunarlor。Shesatlookingoutatthetrees。
EleanorhuggedGrandma。“Look,”shesaid,“webroughtyouaresent——yourfavorite,strawberryicecream!”
GrandmatooktheDixiecuandthesoonandbeganeatingwithoutsayingaword。
“Imsureshesenjoyingit,dear。”Eleanorsmotherassuredher。
“Butshedoesntseemtoknowus。”Eleanorwasdisaointed。
“Youhavetogivehertime,”Mothersaid。“Shesinnewsurroundings,andshehastomakeanadjustment。”
ButthenexttimetheyvisitedGrandmaitwasthesame。Sheatetheicecreamandsmiledatthem,butshedidntsayanything。
“Grandma,doyouknowwhoIam?”Eleanorasked。
“Yourethegirlwhobringsmetheicecream。”Grandmasaid。
“Yes,butImEleanor,too,yourgranddaughter。Dontyourememberme。”Sheasked,throwingherarmsaroundtheoldlady。
Grandmasmiledfaintly。
“Remember?SureIremember。Yourethegirlwhobringsmeicecream。
SuddenlyEleanorrealizedthatGrandmawouldneverrememberher。Grandmawaslivinginaworldallherown,inaworldofshadowymemoriesandloneliness。
“Oh,howIloveyou,Grandma!”shesaid。JustthenshesawatearrolldownGrandmascheek。
“Love,”shesaid。“Irememberlove。”
“Yousee,dear,thatsallshewants,”Mothersaid。“Love。”
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