1.   His strong-willed mother, and an elderly grandmother, persuaded him to go back to school and get a job.

2.   Regular characters include Paz, an elderly grandmother who gives advice and oversees the program.

3.   T.J. was the type of kid who would jump in bed with his elderly grandmother to give her a hug.

4.   Elderly grandmothers with bent backs stared straight ahead, moving their lips in inaudible prayers.

5.   Elderly grandmothers with bent backs stared straight ahead, their lips moving as they murmured inaudible prayers.