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dixie · 05-06-2011, 09:48 PM

Both of my grandmothers are still living. The younger one (my dad's mother) who used to be the most active now suffers from Parkinsons. The last time I saw her, just a few weeks ago, she just had a slight shake in both of her hands. Now, she also has a "twitch" (not really sure what to call it) in her mouth and jaw, and has started to "sway" her head back and forth (not quite the serious shaking yet). It was really sad to see, because she has always been so vibrant and outgoing, and now because of the illness she rarely leaves the house because she's afraid that people will laugh at her if she spills something or starts shaking more.

What makes me smile, is that today we went over to her house because she called wanting "the full treatment". We trimmed and dyed her hair (the usual burgundy it's been since I was born), gave her a manicure (the usual hot pink), and did her makeup (with the usual fire-engine red lipstick). It absolutely tickled me to death that she wanted to get all dolled up for tonight. Also shocked that she was dolling up because she had accepted my dad's invitation to dinner.

Every year it's become tradition for my dad and my son to take all the ladies out for a Mother's Day dinner. They took me, my mom, both grandmothers and my great aunt out to our favorite seafood restaurant. It made me smile to spend time with the special ladies in my family, and especially that the one grandma had such a great time without worrying about her illness. I <3 my family.

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dixie Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: I usually just poke it with a stick. Preferred Pronoun?: Bitch Relationship Status: Intertwined deeply Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: We're all a little mad here. Posts: 6,627 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 10,972 Thanked 21,383 Times in 4,808 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Both of my grandmothers are still living. The younger one (my dad's mother) who used to be the most active now suffers from Parkinsons. The last time I saw her, just a few weeks ago, she just had a slight shake in both of her hands. Now, she also has a "twitch" (not really sure what to call it) in her mouth and jaw, and has started to "sway" her head back and forth (not quite the serious shaking yet). It was really sad to see, because she has always been so vibrant and outgoing, and now because of the illness she rarely leaves the house because she's afraid that people will laugh at her if she spills something or starts shaking more. What makes me smile, is that today we went over to her house because she called wanting "the full treatment". We trimmed and dyed her hair (the usual burgundy it's been since I was born), gave her a manicure (the usual hot pink), and did her makeup (with the usual fire-engine red lipstick). It absolutely tickled me to death that she wanted to get all dolled up for tonight. Also shocked that she was dolling up because she had accepted my dad's invitation to dinner. Every year it's become tradition for my dad and my son to take all the ladies out for a Mother's Day dinner. They took me, my mom, both grandmothers and my great aunt out to our favorite seafood restaurant. It made me smile to spend time with the special ladies in my family, and especially that the one grandma had such a great time without worrying about her illness. I <3 my family.