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Honestly my grandma really takes the biscuit. She is wonderful, I love her to bits but recently she is driving me up the wall.
At (almost) 99 she is doing fantastically well. She loves people telling her how amazing she is for her age but has kind of reverted back to childhood as she needs constant attention and praise.
She tells everyone she is "almost blind" (this is because my mum's next door neighbour is blind) but she can see well enough to watch quiz programs on TV and answer questions printed on screen. She also makes snide comments about what some celebrity or other looks like. "what on earth does that woman think she looks like"? Or "Bradley Walsh (her best boy) has had that same shirt on all week". She can count money out perfectly well (if she wants to) although has often given me pennies instead of pounds !
Then finding she wasn't getting enough attention for not being able to see she asks for hearing tests as she can no longer hear. Well I can tell you she could hear a whisper between me and the carer in the next room. She can even hear the bin opening when I throw the out of date food away and often shouts "What are you throwing away now"? "Do you think I have money to burn"?
Next realising that this wasn't getting enough attention either she has decided that she is unable to walk (at all). She has a zimmer with wheels and used to manage well with it in the house. My mum is wheelchair bound and I am sure (god forgive me for saying this) that grandma is jealous ! She insists on being pushed to and from the toilet in her wheelchair and yet last week I caught her standing washing dishes in the kitchen!
Finally now that she has been caught out for actually being able to walk I overheard her telling my husband (who she only sees once a month or so)....... wait for it.... that she can no longer talk.
WHAT? I was putting shopping away and my mouth fell open. I shot into the lounge and said "what on earth you talking about grandma"? If you can't bloody well talk, what are you doing now"?
"Oh" she said "well what I mean is..... I can't talk very well".
We had a laugh last night just thinking about today when I visit her. I will bend down to give her a hug and she will say.......
"Oh my god, Gilly I can no longer feel you". 
My DGP had all died by the time I was 6, although I had lots of lovely aunts and uncles.
I only have a vague memory of one DGF, sitting in his old leather armchair.
So make the most of her while she is still with you.
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for her - although she may complain that they make her sneeze and now she has developed hay fever!
How very funny you should say that rosequartz my mum took her some lovely flowers last week. They were literally stuffed into a vase so I took them out into the kitchen to rearrange them properly. "There" I said "that's better now isn't it? They look lovely" "well" said grandma " to be honest I couldn't see them anyway....... But I knew they were there alright because they stink"
She is marvelous AshTree I consider myself very fortunate indeed to have always had her in my life. 
Do you know Gillybob ,I think your DGC will be saying the same about you at 99.
gillybob for you and for your grandma even though they will stink
I think it's better to laugh or I might cry Eloethan (I'm sure you know what I mean). I always try to remember what she was. Her wit and humor. Her strength and the way she could make everything better with just a cuddle and some soothing words. It almost seems like our roles have become reversed and she looks to me for assurance.
I very much doubt I will be around at 99 Stansgran and I really wouldn't want to saddle my DGC with the responsibility of looking after me either.
Thank you harrigran I absolutely love flowers.
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