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I was 30 now and my grandma could barely recognize me. She had dementia and all she could remember was a relatively young caretaker who would come to pay her visit everyday, and ask about her health: that's what she remembered me as. I was hurt by the fact that she had forgotten about me, but somewhere in my heart I was happy that she could feel that she was remembered by someone, and is visited every by the same person everyday.
I would visit her everyday, but an unexpected break of an worldwide pandemic halted this for a long long time. Lockdowns and shutdowns were declared and people were not allowed to have much mobility. Now going to granny's hospital and talking to people, a common habbit that I carried, was now totally discouraged and I to live in the pain that I won't be able to see her for long. A month passed that way, then two, three, and after eight months of lockdown, when the restrictions were loosened a bit and hospitals were more cautious, I immediately went to the hospital, to see my grandmother.
I was worried and more anxious to be precise. Was she lonely all this time? Could she regain back any of her ability to recognize faces? Will she remember me as that nanny or will her dementia remove those memories too? I went there once again after a huge gap of eight months, scared and saddened by my unending depressing thoughts. To my relief, she remembered me all along, and said that "I was waiting for you. How had you been? Did you face any problem while paying a visit?". And I explained the whole situation going on in the world, regardless of the fact that she will forget them pretty soon. Then she replied "Ah, I see. Pretty much everyone gave the same reason and I see it's true. You know, these people aren't much trustworthy... they said that everyone is here because they are having treatments for dementia, but I don't remember having one!" I had a small laugh at that. Maybe, she didn't realise that eight months had passed, and she's all the same agian... For the first time, I was greatful she had dementia. But then she said, "You know, dear, your face is so similar to my only granddaughter's..." My breathing stopped briefly. I was shocked and asked "You remember your granddaughter?" and she said "Oh yes, I remember, sometimes I wonder, if thats you." My eyes gleamed, but couldn't have the words to explain it all. All I could say was "You've been fighting well, Granny."
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