Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Mamia

That's my grandmas nickname.


I spoke with her two days ago. When I asked we about my grandpa she took a deep breath and said a word I'd been dreading hearing about anyone in my family, but especially when referring to my grandpa. She said, honey, está achacado. My heart dropped to the bottom of my feet.

He's loosing his spirit. It's the most humane way to say, he's... I can't bring myself to type it. If anyone non-Spanish speaking is reading this, Google will have your answer.

So there you have it.

I'm sorry I snapped.


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