Growing up, I was always around my grandma Meredith.She was the one who originally inspired my love for cooking and my dream of becoming a chef.Yet, one day I received a text that would turn my whole life around.“Grandma is seriously ill,” the text read.“We need your help in assisting with her care.”

Without a second of hesitation, I agreed to travel back home.Thankfully, my boss at the restaurant let me take unpaid leave for the next several months so I could come home to help out with grandma.After driving across several states, I finally got back to our family home in West Virginia.Yet, what I saw was really hard for me to bear.The Meredith I saw then was not the lively, joyful Meredith I had seen while I was growing up.

“Tony!” she called to me from her bed, “It’s so good to see you!”

“Grandma,” I sighed, “I’m not Tony.That’s dad, your son.I’m Hank.”

This was the start of a months-long journey of helping out around the house—cooking, cleaning, and, most of all, keeping grandma in good health and good spirits.

Every day, I cooked delicious food to keep everyone’s spirits high.But, secretly, I hoped that cooking some dishes that we had made together in my childhood would somehow help get grandma’s memory of me back, if just for a moment.

Stews (燉菜), chops (排骨), roasts—I served all of these to grandma and my parents around the clock.When I wasn’t taking grandma out for a walk in her wheelchair or changing her bed sheets, I was cooking.I had cooked for celebrities while at the restaurant in New York City, but never had I poured my heart out into my meals than I did then for grandma.However, it didn’t work at all.

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Then I decided to make something simple. ______________________________

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　　After taking a few bites, grandma finally called out my name—my actual name._____________________________

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參考答案

Then I decided to make something simple.What came to my mind was a sandwich.When I was a child, my grandma always made me a sandwich for breakfast.It was the most delicious sandwich in the world.Since then, I have dreamt about being a chef.The sandwich made by my grandma has two layers, the first layer with ham, and the second layer with vegetable salad.So I made a sandwich the way my grandma did.Then I gave it to my grandma, hoping it could help her remember me.
After taking a few bites, grandma finally called out my name—my actual name.I was so excited that I hugged her, saying, “Finally, you remember me!” “My dear, you come back.I miss you so much.” My grandma said happily with tears rolling down her face.In the following days, I accompanied my grandma and took care of her.Soon she recovered.It is not only the sandwich but also grandma’s love for me that helps her recover.