"Maybe， butthereisn''llgetgoodcarethereandmakesomenewfriends."
'tliketheideaatall.
"Canwegoandseeheroften？" sheasked."I'llmisstalkingtoGrandma， evenifshedoesforgetthings."
"Wecangoonweekends，" Motheranswered."Wecantakeherapresent." "Likeicecream？ Grandmalovesstrawberryicecream！" Eleanorsmiled.
"Strawberryicecreamitis！" Mothersaid.
ThefirsttimetheyvisitedGrandmainthenursinghome， Eleanorwantedtocry.
"Mom， almostallofthepeopleareinwheelchairs" shesaid.
"'dfall，" Motherexplained."NowwhenyouseeGrandma， smileandtellherhowniceshelooks."
.
EleanorhuggedGrandma."Look，" shesaid， "webroughtyouapresent—yourfavorite， strawberryicecream！"
GrandmatooktheDixiecupandthespoonandbeganeatingwithoutsayingaword.
"I'msureshe'senjoyingit， dear." Eleanor'smotherassuredher.
"Butshedoesn'tseemtoknowus." Eleanorwasdisappointed.
"Youhavetogivehertime，" Mothersaid."She'sinnewsurroundings， andshehastomakeanadjustment."
， butshedidn'tsayanything.
"Grandma， doyouknowwhoIam？" Eleanorasked.
"You'rethegirlwhobringsmetheicecream." Grandmasaid.
"Yes， butI'mEleanor， too， 'tyourememberme." Sheasked， throwingherarmsaroundtheoldlady.
Grandmasmiledfaintly.
"Remember？ 'rethegirlwhobringsmeicecream."
， inaworldofshadowymemoriesandloneliness.
"Oh， howIloveyou， Grandma！" 'scheek.
"Love，" shesaid."Irememberlove."
"Yousee， dear， that'sallshewants，" Mothersaid."Love."
"I'llbringhericecreameveryweekendthen， andhugherevenifshedoesn'trememberme，" Eleanorsaid.
Afterall， thatwasmoreimportant—torememberloveratherthansomeone'sname.
