Margaret Meets Her Great-Granddaughter

Today is my mother's 97th birthday!

A few days ago, she met her two-and-a-half-month-old great-granddaughter for the first time. (She has three great-grandsons, but this is her first great-granddaughter.)

Put her on my lap, she said.

We gingerly placed the baby on my mother's lap as she sat in her wheelchair.

She can no longer see, but she felt the baby's head and marveled at her tiny hands and feet.

Talking about her upcoming birthday, I asked her what her wish was for in the coming year.

Without hesitation, she replied: Continued good health!