Nanny

When I was at the hospital visiting Nan with Megan and Zoe, she started to tell us how, from her room window, she could see young soldiers marching and driving tanks - all holding guns - towards the Stampede Grounds. She said she could hear them singing, and no one wanted to hear them sing, and they were most definitely too young to be holding guns, let alone riding in tanks.

When I walked over to the window, it became very apparent that you can only see a lower level gravel rooftop, and you most definitely can't see anywhere NEAR the Stampede Grounds, which are obviously downtown.

It was really disturbing to hear her speak in such detail about things that aren't real, but are so vivid for her. I guess I've never been exposed to anyone with dementia, but it's very sad.

Now, I'd been thinking about her story for the last couple days, and while driving to work this morning what did I see? A group of young soldiers walking towards the Stampede Grounds..
I burst into tears, and I'm not even sure why.

I've never seen a group of soldiers in my life, to begin with. And I've never felt such a strong sign either. I'm not sure yet what to take from it, but I'm thinking of you Nan.