# @watchtheyard on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C2IEsqCJfSJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10686731-watchtheyard-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/2f2fb04b16.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-01-15T15:36:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Watch The Yard (@watchtheyard) — https://gondola.cc/watchtheyard

## Caption

“My grandmother doesn’t know who I am these days. She has dementia, but in this moment, she was the Connie Adams I grew up with. 

My grandmother crossed #AlphaKappaAlpha in the early #1960s in the #FAMU #BetaAlpha chapter. 

She was an active member until the days her vision and memory started to disappear. (Sidenote: Her aunt was a Zeta, so she went against the grain and started a tradition in our family.)

When it came time to sing the #AKAHymn at my cousin’s wedding, I was hesitant to have her join in because of her memory. 

But she knew every word, and she was singing loud! (My grandma was a regular in the church choir.) 

Singing the hymn holding her hand made me well up in tears.🥺 

She doesn’t know I’m her granddaughter, but she knows I’m her soror. 

Dementia takes so much from us, but the Alpha Kappa Alpha sisterhood still bonds us. 💚💗

I’m so thankful for this new memory with her.“
- jcruel

Let’s all show jcruel and her grandmother all the warmth and love! This video is beautiful. 💚

#alphakappaalpha #aka1908

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1960s, aka1908, alphakappaalpha, betaalpha, famu, akahymn

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