Leanna's grandma

In 2002 Leanna's grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer. Leanna was 4 years old, so she doesn't remember much when she was diagnosed. Every few months, she would visit her. She kept getting worse and worse. They had the hospital bed brought to her house and she stayed there. She went through all the treatments, but didn't make it through any of them. She was slowly losing her hair and she was coughing up blood. In 2005, she passed away. Two weeks before she died, she couldn't even speak. Leanna's mom didn't want her to go to the funeral, so she couldn't, but she helped set up and it was at a church. It had flowers everywhere. All bright and beautiful, just like her. They visited the burial sight alot, leaving flowers that she loved. Her grandma was a great and inspiring women, she aways knew what to say and helped themout when she could. Leanna's family cant help but hope that there will be a treatment for cancer to any unlucky souls who have it. She will be missed.

Kims Grandma

8 1/2 years ago, Kim's grandma lived in Sacramento. She was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease. Lou Gehrig's disease starts in one place in the body- leg for her grandma- and weakens the muscles, then it spread through the body. 3 years later, she moved to Sheridan, Oregon cause she knew she was close to death. By then, she'd was on a cane, went to a wheelchair, and eventually had a moter scooter. A little while later, she couldn't move at all and grandpa had to get her everything. Kim's mom visited alot. The last time Kim saw her grandma was Thanksgiving in 2006, they had to have dinner without her because she couldn't move. Kim gave her something she made in school, but she had to read it to her because her grandma couldn't read and then Kim's mom had to translate cause she couldn't talk. In December, she passed away. The funeral was in a church and after the ceremony they took her up onto a hill and made cards and drew pictures for her, then they barried her.

Copper and Digger

My grandma and grandpa live up in Amity with alot of property. They had 3 dogs when i was young: Tallie, Copper, and Digger. Tallie died of old age when i was about 6, and about half a year later they got another dog named ranger ( my personal favorite ). Last summer, the mailman came. Digger started jumping on the car as usual but this time when the mailman jerked the car from him, he hit Copper. My grandpa got Copper and loaded him into the back of the truck, rushing to the vet, only to find out the next time he glances back at Copper, he had died. They barried him on the property, over by the old garden. Then, about a year later they got two golden retrievers, Jazzy and Rocky. And a this summer, they got a little miniature poodle, Oscar. So now they have Digger, Jazzy, Rocky, Ranger, and Oscar. Out of no where, Digger started shaking as he tried to move. They got him checked out and he had developed bone cancer. They helped him move from place to place, but for some reason he would walk out into the woods and sit. Just sit and stare, looking into the woods no matter if it was pouring down rain. It was his spot, his territory. It was almost his way of being peaceful and saying 'yes, i do like sitting out here, and if anyone besides someone i love comes out here i will bite' He would sit there all day, and they'd bring food out to him and bring him back before dark. They tried putting him inside for a day, but he'd get up even though he could barely stand, and try to walk outside. Me and my sister visited him on Christmas, walked out there and petted him, knowing this was the last time we'd probably see him. We told him what a good boy he was, what a great brother he was to me and Braedens old dog, Howey. Just last night, i found out they had finally put him down. They had the vet come to their house and out him down. The vet took his paw print in clay and will hopefully mail it to them soon. They barried Digger in the spot he'd always stand in in the woods, his territory.