What special person do you admire?

I admire and will always admire my grandmother.

My Grandma

My Grandmother had Multiple Sclerosis. When I was younger I used to help clean my grandparents house because my grandma was restricted to her chair and my grandpa had a bad back. I got to get really close to my grandma during that time. She would tell me stories and she also taught me quite a few things too! She taught me not only by her words but by her actions as well. Even though she could only use her right arm, she did as much as she could. At the beginning she had an electric typewriter, a pencil was strapped to her hand so she could hit the keys. She loved to write things. After the typewriter she moved up to the computer. She had a special keyboard that had a wand to press the buttons. She called her computer Willy. She gave it a name because she would scowled her computer often and it was easier if she had a name to go with the cursing. She had a lovely sense of humor!

The thing that I admired the most about my grandmother was that she always had a good attitude about life. She could have given up when she started losing the use of her body, but she didn’t. She still had her special spirit that allowed her to do many things. She wrote a monthly newspaper for her apartment complex, she would travel, and she would always try to cheer people up. Her Christmas presents to people were things that made you laugh.

Me & Grandma

She also liked to help if ever she could. She knew one day she would pass away. She told her family she wanted her body to be donated toward finding out more about MS.

She was weak but also so strong. She was strong spirited.

One thing that saddens me, is that my family didn’t get to know her. My grandma died before I started dating my husband. Which means she wasn’t here to see my children also. So to celebrate my Grandma I’m creating a special book that remembers who she was, and what a special woman she was also. I’m hoping that when I’m done, that I can share it with my family and they can see what she meant to me and to others.

If you have someone special like my grandma you would like to celebrate, you can do it too! Click here to go to the online publishing website. Share with others the person you admire! People love to be remembered! Who wants to be forgotten?