The Time Has Come To Say Goodbye

On November 10, 2009 my 92 year old Grandmother passed away.  My Grandmother, or Baba as we called her, suffered from Alzheimer's Disease for the past five years or so, the last two being the worst.  Alzheimer's is a cruel disease, bad for the person who has it, and horrific for the people around them.  Every day we saw more and more of Baba slip away until one day it seemed as though she was just no longer there, that was about a year and a half ago.

Baba started getting really bad the summer of 2008, it was at that time my Mom decided she wanted Baba to go live with her and my Father.  She moved Baba into their house in August 2008 and my Mom took care of Baba everyday until she passed away peacefully in her own home on November 10, 2009 just five days after her 92nd birthday.

Even though near the end she didn't know who we were, we still knew who she was, and that woman we will never forget.

 

Anna Mancak

11/05/1917 - 11/10/2009