#memorylossawareness

[drpuneetagarwal]

5 Symptoms of Neurological Problems not to Ignore -

Headaches

Dizziness

Vision Changes

Memory Loss

Sleep Problems

[mamaneedsarefill]

It gets easier...right?

5 years ago he passed. 5 years ago a hole was left in my heart. I wasn’t super close to my grandpa, but I became close to him. You see, every free moment I had, I spent at the nursing home. Before work, on my lunch break, and after work. I always checked in and brought him Activia and bran muffins from Wegmans. He bitched about his blind roommate. He bitched about his naked roommate. But through the whole shit show, he maintained his humor. His humor is what kept me going back. Many times I got in my car with my eyes filled with tears, but I never left him see it.

I remember the last time I talked to him. It was Thanksgiving night. I didn’t get up to see him so I called him. I told him I was sorry and I would shoot up there first thing in the morning. He told me not to worry about it, there was no need. It hurt but something uneasy set in.

The next morning I got the call, he had died peacefully in his sleep. I’m pretty certain to this day he knew he was going to die. The night before was the first and only time he told me he loved me. We weren’t that way, but he said it and at that moment, I felt peace. When I got the call I cried and cried, but it wasn’t sad tears. It was more grief but I felt relieved that he was no longer in the nursing home. He was with my grandmas, right where he belonged.