... I was extremely close with my family. I spent every single day with my grandparents and my aunts and my cousins. I still remember spending all day with my grandma and even though I knew that she was only watching because my mother begged her to, she always found a way to make me smile and have fun. She ... to her, but I never let those horrid thoughts cross my mind. One day, while visiting the Phoenix Zoo, my Aunt Kathy began to notice something about my grandma. She was always slightly tan, blonde, and of course her fingernails were yellowing because of the smoking. As we walked around...

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... it sat up against the west wall under windows since the room was so small. I slept many a cold night under homemade quilts made from scraps of multicolored cloth saved by grandma. Grandma made all of us grandchildren a quilt from different colored and shapes she cut out of clothes that we had out grown. Some mornings it was so cold that I didn't want ... ...

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... . My brother and sister walked back into the living room and packed up their backpacks. "Where are you two going?" I asked. "Dad said we're going to grandma's house for dinner," my sister replied. My dad came out of his room and shut the door behind him. My brother, sister, and I all put on our jackets and ... ...

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... to give Tillie peace at mind. Even after her daughter's death, she had to be sure that her grandchildren were safe. Shockingly, Gloria brought her them over to see their Grandma, but they had a hard time recognizing her, but to Tillie it was all she needed to see that they will be in good hand. Later that night Tillie has committed ... ...

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... van. I grabbed my sac and ran to the front door. I rang the doorbell as I always did then walked in and threw my bag by the stairs and looked for my grandma. I loved going out to the country to visit my grandparents and dad. The atmosphere was totally opposite than at home in the city. The house was big, a lot bigger than ... ...

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... life for her. As an elderly woman, Daisy Goodwill Flett is still unhappy. Her voids, gaps and holes are much stronger now because she now suffers from memory lost. When Grandma Flett thinks of her scattered family, her children, her grandchildren, her grandniece, she is unable to form images in her mind of their separate and particular faces. She has almost ... ...

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