She's My Grandmother Book

This book welcomes the reader to the world of a happy 3-year-old and his family. Joey is especially lucky because his grandmother has just moved into his families' home, into a small apartment that they were able to make for her. He used to have to drive for an hour to see her and now he can visit with her every single day. She's My Grandmother. shares the fun activities of a child and his grandmother and many of the happy moments, holidays, celebrations and daily family occurrences that we all can relate to. As time passes it becomes apparent that Mom-Mom (Joey's grandmother) has Alzheimer's disease, which adds a strain to the family situation. Joey's visits continue but he is regularly confronted with statements and situations that are confusing and are different from what he is used to. Even after Mom-Mom moves into a nursing home and Joey is now 9, the iron bond of love that is reserved for children and their grandmothers continues. One day after an adventuresome visit to the nursing home, Joey made a statement to his Mom that gave her a flood of understanding of what his feelings and his view of life were. What she thought was a bad experience was not the way her child looked at the same experience. This book is a segment of my family's life. It was written as a juvenile nonfiction book in story form, but its message impacts all ages of reader. It presents a child's pure love for his grandmother that is untouched or changed by adversity. The hope is that it will uplift the hearts of those reading it, remind them of the beauty of the pure love of a child, and encourage those experiencing a dark moment in life to try to find the blessings that are always there. Sometimes looking at things in a different perspective enables us to find the beauty, through the eyes of a child.