Episode 5: "Being forgotten"
Da’Ja and her grandmother
“Some days I hear her starting to tear up. Some days she laughs and laughs.”
Da’Ja is a student at The James Baldwin School and lives in the Bronx.
By Da’Ja Gittens
Fearing my grandmother’s sudden departure from this world was the worst thing I could think of, but a few years ago when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, I knew my greatest fear would be being forgotten. We both live in New York City, but with the pandemic going on, even taking the bus or the train to see her is impossible. In the final episode of this season, I share what these last few months have been like for us — and what no pandemic or disease could ever take away.
This podcast season, “Students in a Pandemic,” is produced in partnership with The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.
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Music for this season includes original tracks from Brooklyn teens Lens Louis and Joshua Senior.