Shengliver’s Note: The granny became a child once again.

 

One day, my mother told me that my grandma had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. Hearing the news, I rushed to the hospital where she was under treatment. What I saw there beggared belief. I could not figure out how it had come about that my once-healthy granny all of a sudden changed so much.

 

She even could not recognise me. Eating became something difficult. Toilet time for her was a mess. I was so heartbroken that I wished that I could do something for her, but I was helpless in fact.

 

Responding well to treatment, Gran has improved a bit after some days at the hospital. Now she can shuffle around a bit. Sometimes she blurts out my name. I teach her arithmetic and she can do simple problems now.

 

According to the doctors, Gran has an eight-year-old’s IQ. Nevertheless, I am still happy to see her making progress little by little. I think I will take more time to stay with her.