I say, âTe amo siempre.â
And she says, âI love you more.â
And I say, âImpossible.â
Abuela, Donât Forget Me is Rex Ogleâs portrait of his grandmother, the one adult he could count on when he was a childâand who is now forgetting him as dementia takes hold of her.
In his award-winning Free Lunch and Punching Bag, Rex charted a coming of age marked by poverty and domestic violence. Here, he celebrates the woman who gave him unconditional love through it all. From a first memory of hiding in a
laundry hamper and squealing with delight when she found him; through collect calls, visits, trips to the library, and a trip to Mexico, where she was raised; school reports, driving lessons, and a first car; to high school and graduation, Abuela,
Donât Forget Me is a lyrical and life-affirming portrait of the promise of love and home, and of the devoted grandmother who provided it.