English Composition II

UNIT 1 DRAFT

“Aajee”

By : Brandan Ramnandan

 

ā€œAajeeā€, Although I never knew it was spelled this way, is a word that will forever have so much meaning to me. I remember when I was younger and my parents first introduced our grandparents as ā€œAajeeā€ & ā€œAajahā€. ā€œAajee ” represents ā€œGrandmaā€ in guyanese (On the fathers side). In my heart though, itā€™s much more than just Grandma, sheā€™s the woman who taught me and my brothers so much, and raised my father to be who he is today. Growing up, I would always say Aajah to my grandpa but I would always say Grandma to my grandmother, iā€™m not exactly sure why but thatā€™s the way I did things.

 

After losing my grandmother last year, the word Aajee means more to me than ever before. She was ill with Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimerā€™s, now everytime I hear someone say Aajee, usually itā€™s my little cousins, it almost tears me up because I automatically think of all the memories with her, especially my last, she held onto my finger and wouldnā€™t let go, I know she was going through the worst of pain inside and Iā€™m glad sheā€™s in a better place now but the memories I shared with you my Aajee I would never forget, thank you for being the best grandma you couldā€™ve been, and thank you for showing us how truly strong you are with all you put up. Iā€™ll never forget when we first found out she was getting sick and I called and she just kept repeating my name over and over, you can hear the pain in her voice as she was struggling to speak. Aajee I love you forever, and everything I do, one of my biggest reasons for doing them will be to make you proud.

1 Comment

  1. Prof. Edelson

    Excellent…This is amazing so far!

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