Grandma's gone, part 2

[adrianabr]

It’s still quite unbelievable that she’s not here anymore. We knew she wouldn’t be better, in fact we thought she was just waiting my uncle’s visit now at Christmas and then she’d die, but it seems her body had other ideas. It was very fast: at December 12th she had her normal routine (breakfast, shower, lunch, etc.), but she wasn’t breathing

Comments

[alinewrites]

Aw! she was so beautiful. And you were a sweetie. Still are!

[adrianabr]

Thanks, Aline!

[luci_2]

Hugs, dear Adriana. I feel for you.
Good idea, giving the flowers to Iemanjá while you
were at Niteroi.
You would be far from the sea on December 31.

[adrianabr]

Thanks, Luci - white roses were the only flowers we've found, but I think they were ok. There's a place here at Brasília, it's a kind of lake beach which has statues from orixás, I'd never gone to there but it's said people give them flowers at December 31st. I don't think it's the same, but if suits them I suppose that's ok...

[pride_of_erin]

I'm so sorry for your loss, sweetie. {{hugs}}

[adrianabr]

Thanks, girl - and I've got your card, thanks for that too!

[maddiec24]

Oh, sweetie, I don't know where to start. I'm so sorry for your loss. From your previous stories and pictures of your grandmother, I feel in some small way I knew her. She was quite a woman, and very much loved. And I *love* this picture. She's so beautiful, you're adorable and you can sense the love she felt for you.

I *was* getting worried about you. I should've gotten in touch before. I totally understand your absence - - you've had rough few months. *big hugs*

[adrianabr]

Girl, I shouldn't have spent so much time distant from you all, but there were many days in which I just didn't have the energy to sit in front of computer at home, after working all day and takig care of her at night. I really missed you and during several occasions I remembered your posts and also Dargie's, when you too talked about your mothers. I didn't remember that photo (obviously, *g*), but we've found it and many others while cleaning her wardrobe, and I loved to realize there were several ones showing me and her together.

[meganinhiding]

I'm so sorry for your loss and what you and your family have been going through. Beautiful picture!

[adrianabr]

Thanks - we've found many pictures among her personal belongings. Many of them are from years ago, when I was a baby, when my mother and uncle were kids... it was nice to see she kept them close to her, not inside albums rarely opened.