granddad

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Michael Kitching suspects his granddad did not know about it because of the social shame.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Growing up, Liv knew her granddad and multiple siblings had lost their lives early to dementia before she was born, and she was a teenager when she started noticing her mum's out-of-character behaviour.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

The new album’s closer, “Remember My Name,” is a brass-band love song “from the perspective of my granddad to my grandmother when she had dementia and he was looking after her,” the singer said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

"I'm almost scared to have him as a granddad, because I want my kids to think I'm cool, too."

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

"You never seen a ring of light around the moon? My granddad taught me to look for them when I was a kid. Sure way to tell what weather's coming around the corner."

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi