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James M. Fisher's avatar

I only have the vaguest memory of my maternal grandmother, as she died when I was 10, I think. My paternal grandparents had already passed, or did shortly after I was born. Another great article, Alison.

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Joan  Peddle's avatar

Well done Alison! I only knew 2 of my grandparents on either side of my family being the youngest of 7. I do have good memories of family times with them but they do fade with time!

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Such a great, great post, Alison, thank you.

When this question comes up - as indeed it does, regularly, being as I am 48 years old with elderly relations and poorly friends - I too would like to turn to Lego. And maybe I jolly well will.

Thank you for this very thought-provoking post. Wonderful words.

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Alison's avatar

Lego rocks. And also they have a lot of really beautiful and complex adult sets now!

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Mark Dykeman's avatar

I was fortunate enough to know 3 of 4 grandparents but my father's father died when I was a year old, I would have liked to have known him.

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Bryn Robinson's avatar

I love reading about the bond you and your nephew have. The love and trust that you share with him 💜

And how true, that because we came into healthcare through other paths, that we weren’t prepared “the stack of horrors”.

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Alison's avatar

Some doozies in there today...yikes. But the employer box of chocolate arrived!

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