I always think fondly of that time because it was intense, loud and perfectly us.
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In a hospital bed with her feet propped up by a pillow and a labyrinth of tubes across her body, she greeted me with a smile, and I immediately felt my cheek bones rise and my jaw drop as a grin pasted itself across my face.
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We were always going to a new place to fish – we would explore streams to fish for trout, lakes and ponds for bass fishing and travel to Canada to catch the fierce fighting northern pike.
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Nana always cooked the best meals with plenty of garlic bread along with ice cream cups and special spoons for each child.
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I wonder if it is possible to miss someone who died 34 years ago, years before I was born.
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I believe that the reason why the encouragement of a grandparent feels so significant is because people associate wisdom with age.
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He and many others sacrificed so much and faced dangers for us to have a good life.
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There are memories that will always be there, no matter what, and they will be stuck with you forever.
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The stars seemed to align when I moved into the old farmhouse apartment owned by my soon-to-be ‘adopted Dad."‘
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She has been under stay-at-home orders in a senior living community in Marysville, Ohio since March, but has not let this stop her from helping and inspiring others.
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I hope that I can live up to their ideals and inspire others in the way that they made a difference for me.
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I realized that I knew nothing about my grandmother and decided to sit down and learn more about her.
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