Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey opens up about family bereavement
Aaron Ramsey admits it has been something of an emotional rollercoaster of late as he battled to deal with a family bereavement.
"I have had a bit of a tough few weeks with my gran passing. She meant an awful lot to me, we had a great relationship and I dedicated my last couple of goals to her, so I have been on an emotional rollercoaster of late," said Ramsey.
"She was an incredible woman, Nani Leany, who was 84. She lost her husband early in her life and had to raise seven kids on her own - and in those days it was an incredibly difficult thing to do.
"But she was always happy, making jokes, and I had that sort of outlook on life.
"She always believed in me and gave me reassurance, and it has been a difficult time."
Ramsey continued: "She didn't (go to games), but I got her Sky to watch a few - she would always complain it was not on 'normal TV'!
"But when I was eight or nine she used to watch and take me down to games, and she would always be asking about how I was doing, things like that."