SHUNK’S KITCHENS

52—Lewistown, PA

The Sentinel JUNIATA VALLEY MAGAZINE

My special friend

Nevaeh Sheeler

I’m going to tell a story about my great-grandma who was a very special person to me.

Ever since I was a little girl my Nan Nan meant a lot to me. She would always watch me when I was little and always take care of me.

She used to always make me laugh and make me happy, she was a very funny lady. She lived in this apartment building with all of these little old ladies around her age and they were the sweetest people ever.

I remember every evening my Nan Nan and I would go out and sit on the big porch that the apartment building had and we would sit out there together for hours and talk to the other people that were sitting with us. Then when we would go back into my Nan Nan’s apartment we would cook dinner together.

I remember that she taught me how to cut up potatoes and they make them into mashed potatoes. My Nan Nan was the funniest person when it came to people always calling her. I could remember the one time someone called her while she was making dinner and she would always get so frustrated when someone called her while she was doing something.

When I was about 12 years old I remember going to her house to tell her I finally got braces on and show her my teeth. She was so excited for me that I had finally got them.

The next day my mom got a call from her cousin saying that she needed me to come and stay with my Nan Nan to make sure that she would take her medicine. She had gotten really sick and we didn’t know what was wrong with her.

Then the next day she had gotten worse and I was worried about her. She ended up passing away unexpectedly while I was there. 911 had to be called and it was one of the hardest things I have ever had to deal with.

I still think about her every day and I miss her a lot.