April 19, 2004
Today, I spent the day with both of my grandmothers. This was quite fun. First, I picked up my crazy grandmother who informs me that she is happy to be leaving “this fenced in place.” Her retirement home is not fenced in at all. Nonetheless, she continued to talk about random bizarre things. She also kept rambling about having a stroke in her leg. This is a change from referring to her unconfirmed mild stroke as a “cerebral accident.” In addition, the stroke was obviously not in her leg… We then arrived at the hospice and my other grandmother was not happy to see my crazy grandmother. My crazy grandmother kept referring to her room as her new apartment and asked how many residents lived in the “assisted living facility.” My crazy grandmother absolutely does not understand that my other grandmother has cancer and is dying. She continues to ask if my grandmother is going into remission or if she is getting better. It was decided that we would go out to lunch given that my grandmother is sick of sitting around the hospice. After much debate, my grandmother decided that she wanted to eat at Burger King because she did not think she looked presentable enough to go to a regular restaurant. I think it had to do more with not desiring to sit that long with my other grandmother, which I cannot blame her for. My other grandmother complains that this is not a healthy choice. Of course, this did not stop her from eating a whopper and french fries. Then I had to listen to a lecture about how they could never be vegetarians because vegetarians do not eat healthy. Apparently, I am missing something. I had water and they had 500 grams of artery clogging fat. Anyway, we decided to go back to the hospice after that and walk around the sensory gardens. My grandmother insisted that she did not wish to ride in the wheelchair but rather wanted to continue walking using her walker. We walked around and went to see the Koi in the pond. Then my crazy grandmother kept asking if a baby alligator lived in the pond. Yeah, sure, an alligator lives on a hospice campus. The she tried to climb down a hill to procure (read: steal) some Irises in the water. Of course, this necessitated me chasing after her and dragging her back up the hill as she nearly fell in the water. Of course, this would not be the first time I have dragged her nor would it be the first time she has almost fallen in a large body of water. She frightens me… Then we had to walk across some sod, which was quite flat to get back to my grandmother’s room at the hospice. My grandmother was having some trouble pushing the walker so I was helping her. My crazy grandmother thought she should just push the walker out from under her and somehow this would help. Fortunately, I was able to hold her up and she did not fall when my crazy grandmother decided to do this. On one good note, my grandmother has gained weight since moving into the hospice. I believe this is the result of me bringing her milkshakes and chocolate éclairs all the time. This is not something I would normally do but when someone weighs 75 pounds they need all the fat they can possibly get. Certainly, I do not think cholesterol is something she should worry about given her situation and willingness to die. I am quite happy that she has gained so much weight though despite the fact that the cancer is taking so much out of her.
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