An endearing story by Douglas Todd, about his Great Grandmother and dementia’s emotional toll on her. As his Grandmother aged, laughter became rare, in this story Todd recalls his Grandmother’s laugh.

Reading this made me remember the last time that I heard Great Grams laugh. I mean REALLY laugh.

Great Grams had always had a very jolly laugh. When she thought something was funny, and she started laughing, she almost couldn’t stop. Tears would come to her eyes, roll down her cheeks, and she would still be laughing. Sometimes, she would stop for a minute and then burst out laughing again.

Once dementia took hold of Great Grams, we didn’t hear that laugh very much anymore.

Then, one day there was a sale on pajamas at a nearby store. Grandma found some in Grandpa’s size for only $5, and they were the nice soft cotton flannel that he liked. She bought them…

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