You are Harsh.

You are Mean.

You are Cruel.

You take away the memories and mental capabilities of an individual. You take loved ones away from their families. But you will not define how I remember my Grandmother. On December 8th 2016, my Grandmother's battle against you finally ended and she got to return home to heaven and live in peace. I miss her dearly and always will. You made her cry, you made us cry, you made her mad and you caused her to lose her most precious memories of her family whom was so important to her. However her smile on bad days, her laugh, her hugs and kisses, her sass... they all out weighed the sadness and anger you seemed to bring. You were a big part of our families life these past couple years, I will give you that, but she was bigger, she was more important than you ever will be. She was a devoted mother, a loving grandmother and great grandmother, her smile and laugh lit up the room. I promised to myself and to her that I would not remember her by her tears, by her forgetful nature, by her angry words towards you but by her smile, by her laugh and by her loving and kind nature I got to witness for the past 18 years. You did not win Alzheimer's... not in my eyes. You may have taken away many of her memories but you did not take away mine of her and you will not fill my memories with despair.

I love you always and miss you more than you know Grandma.