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冰淇淋女孩 the ice crea girl（第1页）
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EleanordidntknowwhatwaswrongwithGrandma。Shewasalwaysforgettingthings，likewheresheutthesugar，whentoayherbills，andwhattimetobereadytobeickeduforgroceryshoing。
“WhatswrongwithGrandma?”Eleanorasked。“Sheusedtobesuchaneatlady。Nowshelookssadandlostanddoesntrememberthings。”
“Grandmasjustgettingold，”Mothersaid，“Sheneedsalotofloverightnow，dear。”
“Whatsitliketogetold?”Eleanorasked。“Doeseverybodyforgetthings?WillI?”“Noteveryoneforgetsthingswhentheygetold，Eleanor。WethinkGrandmamayhaveAlzheimersdisease，andthatmakesherforgetmore。Wemayhavetoutherinanursinghometogettheroercaresheneeds。”
“Oh，Mom!Thatsterrible!Shellmissherownlittlehousesomuch，wontshe?”
“Maybe，butthereisntmuchelsewecando。Shellgetgoodcarethereandmakesomenewfriends。”
Eleanorlookedsorrowful。Shedidntliketheideaatall。
“Canwegoandseeheroften?”sheasked。“IllmisstalkingtoGrandma，evenifshedoesforgetthings。”
“Wecangoonweekends，”Motheranswered。“Wecantakeheraresent。”“Likeicecream?Grandmalovesstrawberryicecream!”Eleanorsmiled。
“Strawberryicecreamitis!”Mothersaid。
ThefirsttimetheyvisitedGrandmainthenursinghome，Eleanorwantedtocry。
“Mom，almostalloftheeoleareinwheelchairs”shesaid。
“Theyhavetobe。Otherwisetheydfall，”Motherexlained。“NowwhenyouseeGrandma，smileandtellherhowniceshelooks。”
Grandmasatallbyherselfinacomeroftheroomtheycalledthesunarlor。Shesatlookingoutatthetrees。
EleanorhuggedGrandma。“Look，”shesaid，“webroughtyouaresent——yourfavorite，strawberryicecream!”
GrandmatooktheDixiecuandthesoonandbeganeatingwithoutsayingaword。
“Imsureshesenjoyingit，dear。”Eleanorsmotherassuredher。
“Butshedoesntseemtoknowus。”Eleanorwasdisaointed。
“Youhavetogivehertime，”Mothersaid。“Shesinnewsurroundings，andshehastomakeanadjustment。”
ButthenexttimetheyvisitedGrandmaitwasthesame。Sheatetheicecreamandsmiledatthem，butshedidntsayanything。
“Grandma，doyouknowwhoIam?”Eleanorasked。
“Yourethegirlwhobringsmetheicecream。”Grandmasaid。
“Yes，butImEleanor，too，yourgranddaughter。Dontyourememberme。”Sheasked，throwingherarmsaroundtheoldlady。
Grandmasmiledfaintly。
“Remember?SureIremember。Yourethegirlwhobringsmeicecream。
SuddenlyEleanorrealizedthatGrandmawouldneverrememberher。Grandmawaslivinginaworldallherown，inaworldofshadowymemoriesandloneliness。
“Oh，howIloveyou，Grandma!”shesaid。JustthenshesawatearrolldownGrandmascheek。
“Love，”shesaid。“Irememberlove。”
“Yousee，dear，thatsallshewants，”Mothersaid。“Love。”
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