My Grandma, Sep.23, 1919--Dec.24, 2007

[13_moons]

I wrote this for myself, but I'm posting it just in case anyone wants to read it as there are a few who were aware of what was happening while it was going on and I guess I felt like I wanted to make it available. My grandmother, whom I love dearly and was very close to left this world on December 24, 2007. I needed to write it all down while it

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[owens_mom]

Fuck, J... *tears pour down* That was...intense, and beautiful, and I'm so lad you had such a wonderful relationship with your grandmother, and have such a good one with your parents that you can go through that together and have it be okay, yk? Most people wouldn't be able to sit and commune and be so open and raw, I think, with family. My mother never let me go to a funeral, she always tried to shield us from anything negative. I had a little extra heart squeeze - my dad had a triple bypass at Enloe, and I remember when I heard he'd had the heart attack and my current boss wanted me to finish out the (very slow) day before leaving, and I nearly had a panic attack. And I remember my mom taking comfort from a friend when she tried not to break down, and not from me, because she wanted to be strong for me - though it hurt.
Anyway, not trying to make this about me, LOL, but thank you for writing, and sharing, and letting us peek in the window about what a wonderful person your grandma was. *****hugs*****

[13_moons]

Thanks, Les. ((((hugs))) There was so much more I wanted to say, but it didn't seem to fit there. My family is very close, and every now and then I realize that isn't as common as I would think. My parents were always pretty up front about death (I went to my first funeral at 9) as I have been with my kids too. Pain and loss is as much a part of life as anything else, you know?
Side note: my grandma also had heart surgery there some years ago--I wonder if they had the same docs?