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第39章 冰淇淋女孩（第3页）

"What&#withGrandma？"Elea;Sheusedtobesueatlady.Nowshelookssadandlostarememberthings."

"Grandma'sjustgettingold，"Mothersaid，"Sheht;

"What'sitliketogetold？"Elea;Doeseverybs？WillI？""Netsthiheygetold，EleahinkGrandmamayhaveAlzheimer'sdisease，andthatmakesherfetmore.utherinanursihepropereeds."

"Oh，Mom！

That'sterrible！

She'llmissherownlittlehousesomu'tshe？"

"Maybe，butthereisn'tmuchelsewedo.She'llgetgoodcarethereandmakesome;

Eleanorlookedsorrowful.Shedidn'tliketheideaatall.

"wegoaen？"sheasked."I'llmisstalkingtoGrandma，evenifsheds."

"Weweekends，"Mothera;Wetakeherapresent.""Likeicecream？Grarawberryicecream！

"Eleanorsmiled.

"Strawberryicecreamitis！

"Mothersaid.

&imetheyvisitedGrandmainthenursinghome，Eleaocry.

"Mom，almostallofthepeopleareinwheelchairs"shesaid.

"Theyhavetobe.Otherwisethey'dfall，"Motherexplai;NowwhenyouseeGrandma，smileandtellherhowniceshelooks."

Grandmasatallbyherselfiheroomtheycalledthesunparlor.Shesatlookingoutatthetrees.

Eleanrandma."Look，"shesaid，&quhtyouapresent—yourfavorite，strawberryicecream！

"

GrandmatooktheDixiedthespooingwithoutsayingaword.

"I'msureshe'senjoyi;Eleanor'smotherassuredher.

"Butshedoesn'tseemtoknowus."Eleanorointed.

"Youhavetogivehertime，"Mothersaid."She'sinnewsurroundings，aomakea;

ButtheheyvisitedGrandmaitwasthesame.Sheatetheicedsmiledatthem，butshedidn'tsayanything.

"Grandma，doyouknowwhoIam？"Eleanorasked.

"Yirlwhsmetheiceasaid.

"Yes，butI'mEleanor，tranddaughter.Don'tyourememberme."Sheasked，throwingherarmsaroundtheoldlady.

Graly.

"Remember？SureIremember.Yirlwhsmeicecream."

SuddenlyEleahatGrandmawouldneverrememberher.Grandmawaslivinginaworldallherown，inaworldofshadowymemoriesandloneliness.

"Oh，howIloveyou，Grandma！

"shesaid.JusttheearrolldownGrandma'scheek.

"Love，"shesaid."Irememberlove."

"Yousee，dear，that'sallshewants，"Mothersaid."Love."

"I&#hericecreameveryweekendthen，andhugherevenifshedoesn'trememberme，"Eleanorsaid.

&hatwasmoreimportant—torememberloveratherthansomeone'sname.