Grandma

I visited my grandma again last weekend. It was her 86th birthday.

It's a strange thing to see someone who is still alive, but fails to respond to any outside stimulus. The Alzheimer's has definitely taken its toll, with Grandma asleep most of the time. She woke up for about 10min, and then went back to sleep again. And by "awake" I mean she opened her eyes, but did not say anything, did not move, do not live.

Realistically, I know that she does not hear me, doesn't feel me holding her hand. But then we have to be positive, and think that each visit registers somehow in her brain, and that she still feels the love. Perhaps if she still had the power of speech she might convey what we are trying to convey to her.

The one thing I did come away with was that she looked at peace. Maybe she's soaring through the skies, wandering the galaxy, and got annoyed that she had to come back to see her grandson :)

I hope that's the case.