My grandma.
I was born in 2001. My grandma was born in 1941.
On the year that I was born, Steve Jobs announced the iPod. On other hand, on the year that my grandma was born, the United States entered the World War II. As you may see there is a HUGE time gap between us. But that didn’t stop us from getting along.
In fact, it may even helped us a little. Since I was a little kid, I’ve been obsessed with technology. Digital photography, video editing, computer gaming, you name it. Before entering kindergarden, I spent a lot of time at my grandparents house. I remember my grandpa “Nino” always sitting down, reading the newspaper that he had bought early in morning and my grandma “Nanda” always busy with household chores. No matter how busy was she, she always had time to spend beside me. I always carried a laptop with me and every single time that I found something extraordinary I had to show her. And she, being the cutest grandma that ever existed, faked a smile and shared a laugh with me.
After entering middle school, I didn’t get the chance to visit them as much as before. Every week I would visit them once or twice, but most communication was held over the phone.
As I was getting older, I didn’t really have the time to go to their house and most of the news of what was happening were told my mom (their daughter). At a certain point, my mom sat down with me and we had a really deep conversation. My grandma had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
— — — — — — — Jumpover a few years later.
April, 2017.
My grandfather passed away due to breathing complications. My grandmother is now living with me and my parents. Alzheimer’s is a complicated disease. Basically, she has moments where she doesn’t know where she is, doesn’t know who are we. But she also has moments, where she is one hundred percent certain of everything surrounding her.
August, 2017.
I went for a walk with my grandma and took my Canon DSLR. Asked if I could snap a picture of her.

She said yes. Then asked my name, because she couldn’t remember it. As I said before… alzheimer’s is a complicated disease.
