Dear Vicki,
What a wonderful letter! I have 2 small granddaughters who have only known me to have difficulty walking. They are sweet and empathetic. But-I miss being the Grammy I had envisioned even 10 years ago-to run and play and sit on the floor. (On the plus side, they love riding on my rollator!) Your post really helped me to put everything in perspective. Thank you.
A Wonderful Letter! I will never have the joy of grandchildren as it is extremely unlikely that I will have children of my own. But I have nephews and the same sentiments apply. These boys will only know me as someone who needs to sit alot and needs the sound level to be lower.
I have a friend whose mother has MS. While she was getting married here in Virginia, her mother was unable to travel due to an exacerbation which sent her to a live-in rehab center. What a horrible thing I thought, to miss your daughter's wedding. But the family had lived with MS for so long that sad emotions (disappointment or anger) were overshadowed by the joy of the reason for the occasion. A wedding is only one day; a marriage and new son-in-law is for a lifetime.
So wonderful that you do have these charming boys and grandchildren to pass your wisdom onto. You have so much to give and they are very fortunate to have you!!
Oh Vicki, as I sit here and read your letter, I am crying the entire time. It is so beautiful, it touch my very soul. Your grandchildren I know are proud to have you as their grandmother. Anybody can be a grandmother, but it takes someone soooo special like you to be a Grandmother, or Nana as my girls call my mother who now has Alheimers. But they remember the wonderful years with Nana, and how much she loved and still loves them. In her lucid momets she recalls the days with her two oldest granddaugthers who I made sure spent as much time as possible to Nana & Granddaddy. After they got older I could not keep them at home with me, they had to be with Nana. I know that you are that type of Grandmother also. Much love to every Nana, Grandmother out there! You are the best Vicki, thank you for sharing your letter.
sherry/smomdukes
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What a wonderful letter. Your grandchildren are very fortunate to have you (as we all are) and will learn a thousand things from you. Some of what they will learn is to see beyond a wheelchair and to see a person. What a great lesson. The rest is all the wonderful, magical things that only a grandparent can teach, none of which require walking.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and feelings. I think that we all need to do more of that. I know I do.........but not until I have grandchildren. ( :>