
Before She Died, Grandma Asked Me to Clean the Photo on Her Headstone a Year After Her Passing — I Finally Did So and Was Stunned by What I Found
The Last Promise “One year after I’m gone, clean my photo on my headstone. Just you. Promise me.” My grandma whispered this as she lay on her deathbed. A year later, after burying her, I stood at her grave, determined to keep my word. Armed with cleaning tools, I was ready to fulfill my promise. But what I found behind her weathered photo frame left me in shock. My grandma Patricia, or “Patty” to those lucky enough to know her, was my world. The silence in her house now feels