I'LL WATCH YOU LIKE A HAWK

After the depression, a younggirl is born into an immigrant family. At age five, she is ironing and doinglaundry while both her parents are out working. As she grows, she cannot makefriends or venture into the world, her place is in the home, to iron, dolaundry and to cook and clean. She wants to go to college cannot becauseeducation is reserved for her baby brother.Her wedding reception iscancelled because her uncle dies of a stroke. Later in life, her baby brotherdies of a stroke. Her and her family take in herparents to live with them. Her mother dies first; leaving the father thatprevented her from going to college. Eventually she becomes a grandmother andafter her husband dies; she only lives for her grandchildren. One Christmas Eveas she and her grandchildren anticipate the arrival of Santa Clause, she is thevictim of a sudden stroke, but a very unkind stroke, one that leaves herincapable of walking or talking. Suddenly, this strong-willed grandmother isliving in a wheelchair, unable to provide basic care for herself and unable tomeaningfully interact with those around her. This book discusses the historyof the person so that the reader knows the type of person that the unkindstroke affected. This book discusses the struggles, effects and impressions onall of those around the stroke victim and acknowledges that although the strokeaffects the victim, that the victim is not the only victim.¿ And through the darkness of it all, there islight, there is laughter, there are memories being made until finally at theend, there is enough love and presence of mind to understand the sign of theHawk.