granddad

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Growing up, Liv knew her granddad and multiple siblings had lost their lives early to dementia before she was born, and she was a teenager when she started noticing her mum's out-of-character behaviour.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

"My granddad was a train driver," she tells me, adding: "I'm really proud of what we're intending to do."

From BBC • May 23, 2025

The birth of his first child has apparently given Shohei Ohtani granddad strength.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

Olivia's message read: "If you find my bottle please ring my granddad John."

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

Maddie was interrupted in the middle of a bedtime cocoa, very cozy, at home with her gran and granddad in their house in Stockport.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein