My time with grandma.

Hello. My name is Ella, and I'm the only daughter, I've two brothers.I live in a small town with my parents. I did my schooling up to 10 standard in my village.

My family is not rich, but my parents did not make us stay hungry.

Now I'm 21 years old. A few months back my grandma passed away. I'd like to share my short story I spent with grandma before she passed away.

My grandparents live alone, they're old but had no one to take care of them (maternal grandparents). They gave birth to 5 children and my mom's is the middle child, since she's married to a different village she can't take care of them fully and can only visit them sometimes.

My uncle who has to take care of my grandparents had to stay in others city due to his job, but he has his wife and children. His wife took care of them for sometimes but due to some problem with my uncle they had to go away. And since then they were left alone.

My mom was worried about them but since she cannot leave the house she sent me to my grandparents house for sometime to take care of them. I might not be good enough to satisfy all their needs, but I can at least do, some cooking and cleaning, so I went.

Lemme describe how my grandma conditions is... she can't walk by herself she really needed someone to assist her in everything she does. Both of them are over 85. But still since no one is there to take care of them my grandpa cook, does the dishes, and take care of her for a whole one year.

So when I reached there, I called grandma 'apei' twice and she answered who's there, and I reply it's me Ella but she couldn't recognised me at first, but after I said my moms name she recognised. (Grandma was waiting for my mom to come.)

Grandma asked, where is your mother? I said she didn't come, and she just replied "ohh".

The evening comes... I leave her room to cook. But just grandma called me "Lululou" and I rushed and said "yes". "Where did you go" she asked, and reply I'm going to cook cook, and then I left.

After I finished cooking.. I asked her "shall we eat now? " She told to asked grandpa, so I went to call and asked him "apou,shall we eat now? " he said " okay".

After we had dinner and I finished doing the dishes I wanna watch some movies if she wanna join, and I watch the movies with her. We went back to sleep.

(I really² regret getting annoyed or getting angry at her when she wanna use the toilet, but I really² missed those time)

As time passed by grandma used to get confused about my grandpa as his father so she used to called him "Apa" funny isn't it?? haha.

In my eyes grandma was always physically weak, I don't know why.

You know what .. her hand shake while lifting the cup or anything.

One day when we were having dinner... grandma tried to add some rice for me from her plate but I said I'm full but she insist like a child. we laughed.

It was summer and it's so hot there were no fan to keep us cool, so we used hand fan.

Since my grandma can't leaves her room by herself she used to sit on her bed and look outside looking at the pegeon. one day she asked me " why don't I see any pegeon today" but the pegeon was there.. I guess she can't see it because she was sitting... I said the pegeon are there. And then the other day while I was massaging her she started to say something... she said " there's an old man who has been taking care of me, washing my clothes, cook for me, help me clean. " but then she was talking about grandpa but she didn't recognized, and I told her that was grandpa, your husband but she seems all confused.

The other day... I didn't know grandpa went to a farm. He brought fresh eggplant. So I cooked that for dinner and that night I got praises haha.. grandma said it was tasty🙂. And we went to watch movies again.. I just can't remember the movie name, it seems grandma really enjoyed that movie I wish to watched it again.

As time pass by I went back home leaving them alone.

Grandma use to called us up and asked when will you come again but i've no ans. I asked my parents if I can go back but they didn't allow me saying that I have to study. Mom's went back and forth for some times. And it's almost Christmas and my uncles family came back.

( I'm not in a position to get angry but I always do when I think about my uncles family. I mean even if my uncle have to go away aunty (his wife) can atleast stay back to look after them. They're are old know one knows what will happen to them, every min is critical.)

They spent Christmas together.

I was thinking his wife will stay back but she leave them behind anyway. And from then grandma got sick.

It was february when I heard my mom's older sister says "mom's having difficulty in breathing".Mom did panicked but stay calm.

When we reached there I rushed to her room. she was laying on her bed. Her face were all puffed she really looked different. and when I see her tears just started flowing non stop. I asked her my name but she answered the other ( my aunt name, mom's younger sister).

Mom younger sister who was a nursed rushed from the capital city. She took care of her. I just can't bear to see her breathing so heavily... one night the pastor came to do worship.

Now grandma can't even sit on her own, so I gave her support from her back, just then I told my grandma pastor going to pray... but I think she misheard, so she does the prayer and say Amen. All the family members have reached grandma house.

I left for my studies again but after some few weeks I received the news.

Grandma was getting better but life is just unfair. since she's getting better all the family started to leave one after another and my uncles family took care of her for sometimes but started planning to leave again.

We asked his wife to stay but she insist to go and said she'll be back after dropping them. From then grandma started to get seriously sick. ( I think it's because she has to much in her head)

And it's already March first week... I received a phone call in the morning around 4 from my mom that grandma passed away. we packed whats necessary and rushed to the station.. we reached and grandma was lying coldly on her bed. I tried to suppress my emotion but I can't hold it.

You know what when she was alive she gave me all her love and the fact that I can't do anything for her makes me so sad. She once gifted me her Mekhla and told to wear it once I become successful, but I'm yet to fulfill any.

I really² regret everything.. not asking her what she to want to eat... and everything else.

So I hope you guys show your love to them before it's too late.

With ups and downs my story comes to an end.

May God bless you and your family.

Bye.

Remember show your love.

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