Reply #23: Through all of the suffering, those are the little gifts you get. [View All]

[ScreamingMeemie]

Moments of clear thought. My grandmother (great grandma actually) suffered from dementia. We went to visit her with my Aunt and my Uncle, MrG and I. We were sitting talking with her and she was talking about how we were all going out for the day. My aunt kept saying,"No Grandma, Betty (her daughter, my great aunt) is taking you out..." Grandma appeared to be getting more and more confused, and my aunt finally said, in the loud, slow voice usually reserved for the very old or for speakers of another language,"No...Grandma...My...Name...Is...Joyce..." To which grandma replied, rather huffily,"I Believe I Have Made Your acquaintance!" and turne to look at me while rolling her eyes. Now that both my grandma and my aunt (too young) are gone, that memory is something that never ceases to make me smile. :hi: