On Carlson Drive

The Grandmother I Knew


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In this episode, Wendy's daughter, Grace, reflects on a grandmother known less through shared stories and more through fleeting moments—glances, gestures, and the soft presence of a woman living with dementia. While others remember Ruth as a vibrant writer, advocate, and force of personality, Grace explores the version she knew: gentle, distant, and deeply human. Through images, metaphors, and family reflections, this episode honors both the grandmother she didn’t get to know and the one she did—revealing how love can be carried not just through stories, but through what remains when memory fades. 

Then join Wendy and her sisters-in-law Robin and Rhonda for an emotion-filled conversation about the Ruth they knew as they meditate on shared memories, inheritance, and the quiet ways love endures. 

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