elephantitis

A horrible, horrible thing to have!!
Passed on by a insect, and something a family does not like to talk about.

As a little girl who watched as her grandma could not walk by herself for grandma has a very big leg and it looked nasty. It was sad for a child to see.
For years I did not know what grand ma had, why her leg was so big and not so pleasant to look at. For this disease was something no one spoke of in my family.
Hearing the people and children at church point and stare was not something a grand daughter should ever have to witness, but having a grandmother like I did who had elephantitis and a God worshiping women she never got upset by these people pointing and commenting, she would just smile as my grandpa or uncle would help her get to where she was going.
My grandmother is passed on now, and I miss her dearly.
Just a grand daughters view of Elephantitis.

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