Millie Bobby Brown posts a touching tribute to her late grandmother

Millie Bobby Brown is mourning the loss of her beloved grandmother. On November 10, Brown announced that her grandmother Ruth, whom she affectionately called nan, had passed away. Brown’s grandmother suffered from Alzheimer’s disease before her death.Calling her grandmother her ‘guardian angel,’ Brown posted a short black-and-white video of the pair embracing to accompany her heartfelt and emotional tribute to the family matriarch. “There’s no words that make sense right now. There’s no feeling to pinpoint. Loss is something so complex and I go thru spells where I can’t stop crying and then I laugh about all the memories and then sit quiet and try to comprehend what happened,” wrote the star of Stranger Things. Calling Alzheimer’s disease ‘evil’ and ‘cruel,’ Brown wrote that watching her grandmother suffer was painful.“I loved you more than anyone could ever love,” wrote Brown in the touching tribute. The 16-year-old shared some of her fondest memories of her grandmother, including spending time in her Nan’s home and hearing stories about living through World War II as a little girl. Brown said she often sang to her grandmother and they would pass the time working on crossword puzzles together.Like many others who have lost loved ones this year, Brown said that she was unable to say goodbye to her grandmother in person because of COVID 19 restrictions. “FaceTime was all that we had. I sang to you as much as my voice could take it, even when u were sleeping,” wrote Brown. “These are memories I’ll never forget.”It appears that Brown’s nan was her maternal grandmother, as the actor writes at the end of her post that she’ll deal with her grief by hugging “mummy and watch videos of us singing and dancing.”

 

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There’s no words that make sense right now. There’s no feeling to pin point. Loss is something so complex and I go thru spells where I cant stop crying and then I laugh about all the memories and then sit quiet and try to comprehend what happened. Alzheimer's is evil. Its cruel. Taking away someones ability to remember memories and then how to function like a human being. Its so hard to sit there and watch. i’ll always be your millie moos. I hope u watch over me and protect me like u did when I was little. I loved you more than anyone could ever love. Ill tell everyone about you and the lessons u taught me. Ill thank you every day for the laughs and memories u gave me all through out my life so far. My whole life has been amazing and ive enjoyed so many aspects of it, But what ive come to realize, is waking up in nanny ruths house, with the smell of sweet porridge and honey in the middle, with the news playing on the tv and the washing hung up on the line. The cats walking around and the kids playing outside. Id give her the biggest hug and say “ill see u later”. As I played outside with all of the children for hours and hours. She would sit there by the window and say “dont go too far” “stay nearby” “its time to come in”. Id run inside and ham, bread, chips, and beans would be on my plate with a capri sun and we’d sit opposite each other and id tell her what I did that day. After dinner, I usually sang to her or we’d figure out some cross word puzzle as I sat on her lap. Midnight would come and we would lay in bed and she’d tell me stories about her memories as a child and what living through World War 2 was like. I couldn’t come home to give u one last snuggle because of Covid-19 so FaceTime was all that we had. I sang to you as much as my voice could take it, even when u were sleeping. These are memories ill never forget. She is truly my guardian angel. I love you nanny. Theres no forgetting a soul like this one. I hope time will somewhat heal. But for now ill hug mummy and watch videos of us singing and dancing. Rest easy x

A post shared by mills (@milliebobbybrown) on Nov 10, 2020 at 3:15pm PST

Brown’s Stranger Things co-stars, including Cara Buono and Noah Schnapp, commented on Brown’s tribute to her grandmother. Burn Gorman, who co-starred with Brown in Enola Holmes, also left a comment, writing "So sorry to hear your news Mils. Love to you and all your special family. X." David Beckham and Aaron Paul both left messages of condolences on Brown’s post, as did several fans who shared their own stories of losing loved ones to Alzheimer’s.In March, Brown posted a video of herself singing “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond with her grandmother. The video and post supported the #IStayHomeFor campaign which was aimed at encouraging people to isolate to stop the spread of COVID-19. Brown also shared a picture of herself in the post holding a sign that read “I stay home for my family, my nan, the vulnerable and elderly.”

 

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im staying at home for these people because they are my everything♡ my beautiful nan, she protected me my whole life. now its time for me to protect her. keep positive. xx i nominate @joseph2robinson @lexijayde @giaalorusso @noahschnapp @mariahcarey @masonramsey #istayhomefor

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In June 2019, Brown shared another pic of herself with her beloved grandmother. The Enola Holmes star shared a glimpse into her family’s struggle with her grandmother’s health, writing “Dementia is one of the worst and scariest things in the world and seeing my grandmother go through this is heartbreaking but reminding her who I am and all of our memories makes me smile but most of all, nanny. To everyone who is watching their loved one go through this, remind them of all the love they deserve.”

 

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I'm so lucky to have some powerful, ambitious, and loving women in my life that teach everything I need to know and what I deserve as a young woman. dementia is one of the worst and scariest things in the world and seeing my grandmother go through this is heartbreaking but reminding her who I am and all of our memories makes me smile but most of all, nanny. to everyone who is watching their loved one go through this, remind them of all the love they deserve. love u nan. happy Sunday ?

A post shared by mills (@milliebobbybrown) on Jun 2, 2019 at 2:09pm PDT

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