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alison [at] alisonacheson [dot] com
Ladner, British Columbia
Grandpa takes care of the garden, kneads bread, and makes music on the piano. Everyone in Callie's family helps out around the house, now that Grandpa, who has Alzheimer's, lives with them.
People who knew my grandmother—we called her Grand—always said she was something else. And she was. She wasn’t like anyone I knew. Uncle Early said she was first in line when make-believe was handed out. Mom said she was in an orbit all her own: she was the star and we were the planets.
Aba Zytka Jones (Abi) doesn't expect to get anything from anybody. Her dad's stuck in his chair and her mom's taken off, but she's going to work out what to do on her own. At least that's what she thinks.
