By Farnoosh Brock

We have been back from the funeral for a few days and we are only just now returning to normal routine. This week was disrupted by some very sad news. My husband’s grandmother departed this world in her sleep. She was slightly short of her 90th birthday.

My impressions of the short time that I knew her: She was an incredible woman. She was wise beyond her years and ever pleasant. She never complained about a single ache or pain in her body – not sure I can say that about the rest of my family, whom I dearly adore including my own grandmother in Iran! She was funny and always made me laugh. She did not meddle in other people’s lives. She looked beautiful at our wedding. She loved her grandson and the rest of her family to pieces and she even respected my choice on not... More...