Today

Today, I had the privilege of spending some time with an old friend’s grandmother. My old friend called me today and said that her grandmother had moved close to where our family lives and she had no way to get around. She asked if I would mind taking her to the store and to get her medications because she was out and her own daughter wouldn’t be bothered to come a mile down the road and help her mother out. Of course I told my friend that I would be very glad to be able to go and help her grandmother. I have known this family since I was in high school some 25 years ago; no way would I have turned her down. After depositing Tori at the home where she was babysitting I took off down the road to pick up her grandmother. She had moved pretty close to me and I hadn’t ever known that she had moved here. We hugged and talked for a few minutes and I soon realized that she is suffering from dementia, but still showed that most of her mind is still intact. I couldn’t believe that she was in her late 80’s; gosh it only seems like yesterday when we were at her home. Her and her husband had such a beautiful piece of land back in the day but apparently lost it when the big house builders decided it was prime real estate and wanted it to build the big houses in that area. I don’t know if she could have continued to take care of the place anyway since she was getting on up there and her kids had grown and gone their separate ways. Anyway, we went on and went to the store and then on to get her medications. We really had some good conversations and I wished that I could stay longer with her to talk but I had other obligations and was unable this time. I will find the time to go and just sit with her sometime really soon and I left my number so that she can contact me if she needs me.