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                 My Italian Grandmother was a wonderful woman. I always felt blessed growing up inher home ____ a boy. She worked hard, laughed loud, and was never afraid of____ life threw at her.

 When she fell and broke her hip in hereighties, my Dad ____ (force) to admit that he could no longer take care of herat home. It was with a heavy heart ____ Dad moved Grandmother into a nursinghome.

 Our whole family gathered together for her90th birthday in the nursing home dining room. It was a wonderful celebrationof her life and the love we all had ____ her.

               Shortly after that birthday, however, lifegave her the ____(tough) challenge of all as age and illness started to takeher mind from her too. The Dementia (痴呆)grew worse and worse. At times when I visited her she didn't know ____ I was.During one of these visits I was holding her hand while she slept. When sheawoke, her eyes stared at me and I could tell she didn't recognize ____. Shelooked down at my hand ____(hold) hers and instead of pulling hers away, shesmiled at me. Then she closed her eyes and went ____(peace) back to sleep. Icould see then that even though her mind didn't remember me, her spirit stillremembered love.