Staying Afloat

My grandpa passed away this morning. He had severe Alzheimer’s so I had already said my goodbyes to him somewhat, but it is hitting a lot harder than I expected. It truly is a blessing that he is gone since he was in pain. His liver started failing which lead to really bad jaundice. He had a full life. The man was 90. I woke up this morning (before I knew for sure he had died. I got the call last night that they didn’t think he’d make it through the night, so I was just waiting.) and started thinking of all the fun memories. In my kitchen I have a picture of their camper and my parents’ camper. It was something we occassionally did with them. I remember when Laura was about 7 months old, Laura, Mom, Dad, and I went to Iowa for the Neppl Christmas. I remember watching Grandpa play with her. Even then when his Alzheimer’s was bad, I saw glimpses of the old Grandpa that I loved. It saddens me that this baby will never see him. I know Laura won’t remember him at all, but this baby won’t even get to see him once. I just remind myself that it was his time. Most likely the funeral will be either Monday or Tuesday next week. I’m still waiting to hear official details on that.

2 Responses to “Good bye”

1. lizzies_mom Says:
   July 3rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm

   Ah sweeite. I’m sorry. Even though you knew it was going to happen soon its still hard. My grandpa never got to meet my husband or my kids but I take comfort in knowing he is watching over us.

2. cowabunga_tmnt Says:
   July 4th, 2009 at 1:12 am

   Sorry to hear about that. Losing people is always hard, especially someone you’re close to (or at least were close to in some way).

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