EXTRA: Grandma's Hands

StoryCorps

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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On this short Mother's Day episode, Madzimoyo Owusu came to StoryCorps with her daughter, Johannah Owusu, to honor the memory of the woman who helped shape her life.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Dave I say founder of StoryCore.
0:03.0	Support for this podcast and the following message come from Dignity Memorial.
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0:45.5	Hey folks, it's Camilla Cushionny, host of the StoryCore podcast from NPR.
0:52.2	We're going to be launching a whole new season soon, so make sure you check the feed.
0:57.1	Today, in honor of Mother's Day, we wanted to bring you a short story from a 12-year-old
1:01.8	and her mom, Johanna and Madzimoio Uruzu.
1:05.7	When Madzimoio was a little girl growing up in Chicago, she spent a lot of time with her
1:09.4	grandmother, who lived in the same three-story apartment building.
1:13.8	My grandmother was my savior.
1:15.2	It's used to reason why I'm still alive.
1:18.7	My grandfather was a hard worker man, but hell-firing brimstone.
1:23.8	And when things was just crazy, I could run and hide upon the Husker's tail and knew
1:29.4	that for a moment I had some safety.
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