Written Correspondence: Grandma's Note
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Written Correspondence: Grandma's Note
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The note reads:
Dear Kristin, I hope you are doing very well in school and having fun.
Grandma is in Florida and misses you. Hope you are having fun. The weather is warm here.
Hope that your weather is good. It looked like your stuff was what you wanted for Christmas.
I’m sorry I don’t get to see you, but I’ll be back! In the spring.
Have a wonderful school year. See you soon.
Love Grandma Walker (dated 1/15/03)
My grandmother loved her grandchildren with all her heart. She wrote this note to me while she and my grandfather were in Florida for the winter season. This note shows how much she loved me because at the time of her writing this I was only 6 months old and didn’t discover this note until my mom remembered it and pulled it in from storage. This note is written in my grandmother’s loving tone and cursive which will always remind me of her. My grandmother passed away in May of 2022 after a 7-year battle with dementia. In the last 4 years of her life, she couldn’t communicate with us or take care of herself. By the time of her death, she was completely non-functioning. This note shows the signs of early onset dementia as she writes to her 6-month-year-old granddaughter who cannot read and is not in school yet. She also misspells my name and repeats herself many times and makes a few grammatical errors despite being one of the first women in her hometown to graduate from college and work a full-time job.My grandmother was always a very loving and dedicated grandmother. She helped my mom a lot when she had my sister and then me. She did not deserve to suffer from the mind-eating disease called dementia. I have countless fond memories of my grandmother and she will always hold a special place in my heart. I would give anything to receive another letter from my grandma.
Grandma’s Note