Its almost two months now since my blind grandmother decided to stay with me and live with my family for the rest of her life. Before she is very cooperative and silent.
As the days goes by I notice that she is talkative and easy to get angry. Her voice is very loud and talking about her past experience. She also talking some bad words which is not good for my children to hear. Because of her blindness, she always ask every sounds that she hear. Like conversation from my neighborhood, shouting of children playing on the street and even the personal conversation of my family. She always comment and raising her voice if you argue with her. That is why I tell my wife and my children to minimal their voice to avoid any argument once my grandmother hear them talking to each other. I cannot blame my family if they don’t want to talk with my grandmother because they are started to afraid with her. It is enough for me that they are helping my grandmother when she need an assistance to eat, going in the bathroom, going to bed and washing her clothes.
Sometimes, I get angry also when she call me and saying some bad things about me. But I have to be patient, because I know that what she is saying is just a part of her life and she didn’t mean to hurt my feelings.