My Grandma =)

Ok so to everyone in cyber world who does not know my G-ma, you are probably not interested in reading this. Well, then again maybe you should! why?? because my G-ma is one of the most fascinating people I know; if not THE most fascinating.

My grandmother is a survivor...A true survivor! Nana or G-Ma as I like to call her had breast cancer, lung cancer, knee replacements, a hysterectomy, 10 children (yes i said TEN!!). She dealt with abusive husbands. She juggled 2 0r 3 jobs at a time all while raising her children. She recently just survived a heart attack over the summer. She suffers from dementia. However, even after dealing with all that she still fights back.

As a kid, my grandmother was one of fourteen. Her father passed away when she was just a teenager. I think she was thirteen at the time. She grew up during the Great Depression when times were really tough. Her mother struggled to make ends meet during one of the worst times America has ever seen.

My grandmother lived through the Great Depression, World War II, Pearl Harbor, the civil rights movement, the Cold War, Vietnam, the Watergate Scandal, the energy crisis in the 80's, the Gulf War, September 11th, the War on Terror among many other things. She has seen America at its best of times and at its worst of times.

My grandmother has some of the best stories in the world that I love hearing over and over again. One of my all time favorite stories is when she saw herself in the mirror at a hotel and looked in the mirror and said "mmm Lois you are so hot there should be two of you". That story is absolutely priceless for me. I tell it to so many people and they all get a kick out of it. I have a friend that attends uni with me and he asks me to tell the story every time he asks how my grandma is.

Some of my favorite quotes from my grandmother include:
"if you cant handle the heat get the hell outta the kitchen."
"you know you catch more bees with sugar then you do with vinegar"
"who licked the color off her lollipop?"
" I like strong coffee and weak men." (this one drives everyone crazy. literally a riot of laughter breaks out when she says this one.)

Someone literally could write a book on everything my grandma has experienced. However, unfortunately for me I actually do not know all the details of my grandma's life. I know bits and pieces of stories told over holiday dinners. I would really love to have everything documented somehow and compile her memoirs. I really believe my grandma has an amazing story to tell.

God bless you g-ma!! <3 you so much. You are a hero. A survivor. An inspiration.