My mom’s mother, Nanay, cannot walk anymore. About 7 years ago, she slipped and fell on a concrete floor. This accident caused her to have an emergency operation on her hip joints. She was able to walk with support. She uses her cane to help her move around the house, and she could still come with when we go out and watch movies.

After about two years, she continually felt pain on her hips. After a while, she could barely stand nor walk. Her feet are now two big wheels. She cannot walk nor stand anymore. According to her doctors the ball in the joint that was replaced before was the wrong one. It was slightly bigger than what they should’ve used. The regrowth of the bone muscles clung to the artificial joint. My grandmother doesn’t want to go under the knife anymore.

Her bedroom used to be upstairs, and she does need a stair lift whenever we go out and watch movies. My grandmother became reclusive. She thinks she’s not worth all the attention, and she felt worthless. But, with all of us behind her, she was able to regain her confidence and remembers my name once in a while. I do wish she stays with us for a longer time. I love her.