I am humbled and grateful; very fortunate and beyond happiness to be able to hold this hand. This hand is a gift that I will always treasure. (Taken months before her death)
This hand belongs to my grandmother. She holds a special place in my heart. She has been constant presence in my life since I was little. I am staying with her until 2019 until she has shifted to my uncle house for good in early March 2019.
My story begins like this...
I have never ever thought of holding a needle in my life. All my clothes are sewn by my grandmother. The holes in the pants, the worn out string and so on anything regarding sewing are all done by my grandmother. She is a tailor, she sews the traditional chinese samfu with the sophisticated collar at the neck. All her needle work is very tidy and neat. She has eagle eyes that can identify a stitch out of place or the slightest difference in quality or color. Tailoring is a highly skilled job which requires a steady hand, attention to detail and precise working.
My mother inherited my grandma's craftmanship. The skill is then passed on to me. I studied about kumihimo and macrame. The interest got deeper and I started making bracelets and anklets. My celtic knot anklets and good luck bracelets has been sold to different parts of the world. I am happy to share my work and hope to gain more friends with my work and passion.
I am deeply sad because I am not able to hold this hand anymore. My grandmother passed away on the 12.10.2021. I could not touch her hand, look at her last look when she is still breathing and kiss her goodbye. Everything just happened in a sudden.
When we received the call from my uncle, my grandmother has already gone to heaven. The last picture that we saw was really a beartbroken one, grandmother was so thin, just like the Auswitch victim is like she has been starved for weeks, her mouth was widenopen and with a shorten tongue. We were only informed that grandmother was having stroke. Everything was so last minute that we could not make it to say last goodbye to her. Before her death, there were alot off unwanted issues from my uncle and his wife, phone calls were cut down and appointment needs to be made in order to look at my grandmother even on watsapp. I feel the unfairness for my grandma of her having such a cruel and bad daughter in law who sets a lot of rules for her. The worst part is her son is useless no decisions but only to listen to what the wife said. I regretted of believing my uncle that he will take good care of my grandmother. I trusted him and now words cannot explain how painful I am to see the last picture of my grandma.
Amitabha, we pray for grandmother.
Thank you grandmother. I love you always and you will not be forgotten. 😥😪😢😭