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My Grandmother's Cane
I was told my grandmother had always been a very active woman, she was always there for whoever needed her and she kept herself busy every day. I have known her for 18 years now and I totally agree with what I was told; she goes from one place to another nonstop always carrying her cane. Nevertheless, my mom, her daughter, once told me there was a period in her life in which she acted a lot more different than how I have seen her all these years. This period in her life was a rough patch for her, she went into a knee surgery and got a prosthesis. After this, she became a very passive person, she spent most of her day in her house and in some way started to disconnect with what was happening all around her. But this changed when my mother got her a cane. My grandmother’s cane brought her back up, she started going out again and resumed her activities. Since then, this artifact has become a part of her, and as funny as it sounds, I would say this cane is now an extension of her. My grandmother’s cane accompanies her on her daily visits to each of her sons and daughter’s house. It holds her up after long hours in the kitchen preparing her most famous dishes among her family. She even uses it to protect her little grandchildren, whenever they go visit, from her neighbor’s dog. She has found every possible use out of that cane. My grandmother even does gardening with it, with help of someone else, she uses it to plant flowers and fruit trees. There are also things which she does with her cane that us, as grandchildren dislike, for example using it to scold us whenever we are loud or doing a mess in her house. Aside, from the daily routine, her cane has been by her side through up and downs. Her cane has been with her during her long flights to see her sisters and brother in Wyoming or El Paso, Texas. But it also has brought her support after losing her husband and two of her sons. I would dare to say that if this cane was alive and had a personality, it would be her best friend, this cane has been with her for at least the last 20 years of her life.
