Jane asked:

can anyone explain the significance of the ending where the grandfather says 'Hello Holly'?

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Melissa Hughes Holly was happy that her uncle remembered who she was..

Joyce I, too, took it to mean that her uncle had a flash of lucidity that can be typical of someone with Alzheimer's and or dementia.

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