sad news
my grandma passed away sunday morning. she would have been 86 next month. she lived a good and long life. she has been living in a nursing month for the past year and a half almost. 3 weeks ago, she suffered a stroke that affected her ability to speak, swallow, and move her left side. the doctors said it was in God's hands. God called for her on sunday, and i know she is in a much happier place and is not suffering anymore.
i found out late sunday evening, close to midnight. i had been studying all day, and my mom didn't want to bother me with my studies, but i had told her that i would want to know under any circumstances if she did pass. i had an exam monday morning at 8 am. to be quite honest, i didn't have that much trouble focusing because i knew that as soon as i was done, i would be packing and homebound and could deal with my grief then. i did take a little breather in the middle of the test which helped. i talked to most of my professors that i could see face-to-face. my lab instructor from last year even hugged me and asked if i wanted tissues or chocolate. that really touched me.
my friends have been amazing. i woke up lindsay when i was on the phone with my parents bawling my eyes out, and she offered to take me to the airport or train station if i had to get home that way. we laughed at the train station part because both of us have no clue where the train station is in indy. cory came over to alpha phi after midnight to talk with me and even offered to take me home in his jeep if the weather got really bad; he ended up covering my shift monday night at cvs. andrea and carrie, my other 2 roommates, stayed up with me for another 30 minutes talking about the weather and my best chances for getting home. all the im's and facebook messages have been much appreciated as well. i love you all, and thank you.
in a way, it's kind of weird of the timing. even though i will be gone til at least thursay evening, tuesday and wednesday classes have been cancelled due to the weather. clusters ended on monday so i don't have to worry about new material for a while. i had a bunch of laundry to do, and ran out of quarters over the weekend. if i forgot stuff for my florida trip next month, i can get it now. and the most bittersweet: the funeral falls on my 22nd birthday. my mom told me today that she had just been telling my grandma last week about how it was my birthday on thursday and isn't it hard to believe that i'll be 22! and how i came 19 days early and my mom called her to set up the bassonet at the house because my mom didn't have anything set up.
i'm going to miss her... but i know that she's happier and will be looking down and watching after me always.
i love you grandma.
i found out late sunday evening, close to midnight. i had been studying all day, and my mom didn't want to bother me with my studies, but i had told her that i would want to know under any circumstances if she did pass. i had an exam monday morning at 8 am. to be quite honest, i didn't have that much trouble focusing because i knew that as soon as i was done, i would be packing and homebound and could deal with my grief then. i did take a little breather in the middle of the test which helped. i talked to most of my professors that i could see face-to-face. my lab instructor from last year even hugged me and asked if i wanted tissues or chocolate. that really touched me.
my friends have been amazing. i woke up lindsay when i was on the phone with my parents bawling my eyes out, and she offered to take me to the airport or train station if i had to get home that way. we laughed at the train station part because both of us have no clue where the train station is in indy. cory came over to alpha phi after midnight to talk with me and even offered to take me home in his jeep if the weather got really bad; he ended up covering my shift monday night at cvs. andrea and carrie, my other 2 roommates, stayed up with me for another 30 minutes talking about the weather and my best chances for getting home. all the im's and facebook messages have been much appreciated as well. i love you all, and thank you.
in a way, it's kind of weird of the timing. even though i will be gone til at least thursay evening, tuesday and wednesday classes have been cancelled due to the weather. clusters ended on monday so i don't have to worry about new material for a while. i had a bunch of laundry to do, and ran out of quarters over the weekend. if i forgot stuff for my florida trip next month, i can get it now. and the most bittersweet: the funeral falls on my 22nd birthday. my mom told me today that she had just been telling my grandma last week about how it was my birthday on thursday and isn't it hard to believe that i'll be 22! and how i came 19 days early and my mom called her to set up the bassonet at the house because my mom didn't have anything set up.
i'm going to miss her... but i know that she's happier and will be looking down and watching after me always.
i love you grandma.