My grandmother was a teenager in Osaka when the bombs where dropped. So close enough to have radiation poisoning from the down winds. My grandmother died in her early sixties. She had breast cancer, liver, pancreatic, and eventually it was in her brain. I'm glad to hear your grandmother wasn't affected as much. I was only 6 when I lost her so I didn't get to know anything about that culture in my family. She married an American, who walked out on her and my dad and my 4 uncles. So she didn't have time to share stories with them since she was busy working and being a single mom in the fifties.
Take advantage of this time! Ask her everything.
Thanks for sharing OP.
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My grandmother was a teenager in Osaka when the bombs where dropped. So close enough to have radiation poisoning from the down winds. My grandmother died in her early sixties. She had breast cancer, liver, pancreatic, and eventually it was in her brain. I'm glad to hear your grandmother wasn't affected as much. I was only 6 when I lost her so I didn't get to know anything about that culture in my family. She married an American, who walked out on her and my dad and my 4 uncles. So she didn't have time to share stories with them since she was busy working and being a single mom in the fifties. Take advantage of this time! Ask her everything. Thanks for sharing OP.
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