Book Club

This month for book club we read a very interesting book called "The Reading Group". It was about a group of women who meet monthly for a book club, something that I participate in as well. One character that really stuck out to me was Susan. Susan's mother was going through a sort of dimensia and she was learning how to deal with the fact that her mother was getting old, and that she was not necessarily the person that she had once been. I really identified with parts of Susan because I feel that in a sense, I am going through the same struggle with my Grandmother. My Grandmother has been sick for sometime, and unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, I am not able to visit her. When I have been able to visit her in the past, she seems to be only a shadow of herself. Recently, I have begun to write letters to her. Writing allows me to communicate with my Grandmother on our terms. I can write to her and keep in contact with her in a special way and she can read the letters at her leisure, more than once if she chooses. I am able to send her pictures in the letters so that she can see how big the girls are getting or what Carl and I are up to. I always include my phone number in the letters in case she wants to give me a call. I know that being restricted with your movement is difficult and very lonely and I want her to know how much she means to me and how much I love her. I think that I find some peace with the situation as I write to her.