Together again...
So, yeah...my paternal grandfather died last night. He was the husband of the Grandmother that I lost a few months ago and as cruel as it sounds...I'm kinda glad.
Don't get me wrong, I loved him and obviously I'm going to miss him terribly. It's just that the past few years for him haven't been the best. His mind started going a few years ago and his body wasn't far behind, after Grandma died he was in a care-facility barely aware of where he was. I'm not even entirely certain he fully knew that Grandma was gone and I've been preparing myself for this day for a long time. It's not like with Grandma, her death was sudden and unexpected and I didn't know how to deal with that so I was an emotional wreck for days. Last night I was pretty bad when I found out and had to take a leave from work. But today I have been feeling a little down, but not as bad as one might think I would. Oddly enough today's first tears come up as I am typing this.
...I loved my Grandparents and I am going to miss them both, but at least they are together again and Grandpa is back to the way he was...and that's all that really matters.
So, last night he finally decided to go back to her.
Don't get me wrong, I loved him and obviously I'm going to miss him terribly. It's just that the past few years for him haven't been the best. His mind started going a few years ago and his body wasn't far behind, after Grandma died he was in a care-facility barely aware of where he was. I'm not even entirely certain he fully knew that Grandma was gone and I've been preparing myself for this day for a long time. It's not like with Grandma, her death was sudden and unexpected and I didn't know how to deal with that so I was an emotional wreck for days. Last night I was pretty bad when I found out and had to take a leave from work. But today I have been feeling a little down, but not as bad as one might think I would. Oddly enough today's first tears come up as I am typing this.
...I loved my Grandparents and I am going to miss them both, but at least they are together again and Grandpa is back to the way he was...and that's all that really matters.
So, last night he finally decided to go back to her.