Perhaps I shouldn’t say this about my own writing, but I find my essay “The Burden” to be one of the most moving essays I have written about Grandpa. It is about Grandpa’s view of his own sickness with Alzheimer’s, and his longing.

An excerpt:

Grandpa is gone, and it is natural to think about what we have lost in his passing. But there is something I would like to share today, something that I think gives a needed perspective. In this time when many are feeling burdened with grief, it is good to remember what burden Grandpa felt. Grandpa was very aware of his Alzheimer’s, and that sickness was a great burden to him. He did not speak much about it, but today I will share with you some of his earliest words on the matter. It is something for you to think about, and remember. (Read more.)

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