My grandma.

One of my important memories happened when I was 14 years old. One daybreak I woke up because of the sound of the telephone. I realized that my grandmother had died from my mother's conversation. I cried quietly in my bed until morning came. My family lives with my father's parents. My mother's father had did died earlies, so my grandmother had been living alone even since my mother had married. When my mother and I visited my grandmother's house, she seemed to be very happy. She was always gentle and a woman of class. But... grandma was diagnosed with dementia when I was young. For example, she would forget my name, and the same question would be asked many time. For me, as the child, it was a shock. A cold attitude was occasionally taken for my grandmother. However, grandmother's gentle appearance never changed and grace always overflowed from her. Our visit may have surely been the only enjoyment for my grandmother living alone. Though her lower body weakened, and it was difficult for her to walk, when we rang the bell of the front door, she would come to the front door without fail and welcomed us with her smile. When we left she saw us off. Grandmother surely spent a long time alone, and maybe she felt lonely. Grandma living alone became difficult before long. She left Kumamoto and started a new life in Chiba. I especially because it bacame difficult to meet grandmother. It was also neccessary to go meet her more. I wanted to speak to her more. I wanted to become a gentler grandchild. I wanted to spend more time with her...... After that, a long time passed. Grandmother died when I was a junior high school student. It was my first experience with the death of someone close to me. I always recall grandmother's generosity. After grandmother had died, one letter was found in my room. It was a letter to me when I was a kindergartner, from grandmother. It was written, "Dear Mao. I love you. I love you very very very much... " in the last line of the letter. I could not stop my tears. I felt grandmother was near. I have not forgotten the irreplaceable memories with her, though I can not meet with her. I wish to express my gratitude to my grandmother who gave birth to my beloved mother.

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