October 21, 2004
Grandmother
My poor grandma--she took a bad fall last week and fractured her shoulder. She's 87 and, while she's grown increasingly frail the last few years (she broke her hip while she still lived in NYC and never fully recovered from it), she still hugs Adam and I fiercely when we walk through her door each year to visit during the holidays. She has to wear a sling to keep her arm immobile and I feel really bad because this has significantly restricted the amount of things she can do on her own. If you or I fractured our shoulder and had to wear it in a sling we'd be affected in our day-to-day activities, add the challenges of old age and a bad hip and you have almost complete reliance on assistance with even the most routine of things. This has definitely dampened my grandma's spirits. Anyway, send her some well wishes and perhaps she'll heal a little faster and be back on her feet! Anyway, here's a cute picture of her dancing with Adam's grandfather at our wedding:
Posted by Jennifer at October 21, 2004 08:57 PM