Aunt Norma

Amidst even more loss going on lately, I hear about this:

Last evening, I heard that my Aunt Norma, who has had Alzheimer's since about 2002, only has a little bit of time left. I last saw her in September, when she was up and about, yet confused about things. Now, she isn't walking, and can't eat or drink. She was always the aunt who played hostess (at the house I spoke of before), always welcoming you over anytime just to hang out. She had this laugh that was unmistakable. You could hear it over the crowd, and it just made you laugh, too. I spent a lot of time over at her house when I was young and my grandparents would watch me during the summer. We went over there to swim pretty much everyday it was nice. It was like a had a secret pass to go to cool places b/c I was with Gram and Gramp. We got to go to the shore with her and my uncle on these trips to LBI for a Lobster Bake at my uncle's sister's. Their house was right on the beach, and everyone wore those bibs, and ate plenty of seafood, after a long day of jumping around in the ocean. I even got to attend their company picnics, and I wasn't nearly old enough to have a job! They always made me feel welcome, and I really appreciated that. Norma was a great aunt, and a lot of fun. I'm really going to miss her.