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Abuela finally passed yesterday.
We knew it was coming. Hell, we knew it was coming for a good three years now. There weren't any breakdowns, just a few sad faces around the house.
She died in her sleep, without feeling pain. This is a huge relief, because she lived in a lot of pain in her daily life. Cancer, heart problems, skin problems, bone problems, internal bleeding, Alzheimer's, each of them in different phases, she was literally deteriorating away. The fact the she lasted until yesterday is an outstanding representation of her character. Just the kind of woman who would go on, even when things looked bleak.
I never went back to see her like that, I rather wished to remember her as she was. I know I would've gotten pretty emotional seeing her a final time in the condition she was in. My sisters and my mom went over a few years ago, and I don't think either of them came back with high hopes for her health.
I ended up regretting this, seeing as how she kept asking for me and only me when they went over there. It breaks my heart, but even talking on the phone with her I knew that she wasn't all there. I just couldn't stand to go back when she was like the way she was. I will always remember her kindness, her sweet way of talking, her warm embrace, and her positive attitude on life. We're a lucky family to be blessed with such a sweet woman in our lives.
I know that Abuelo will be waiting for her at the Pearly Gates with a bouquet of roses in one hand and a few glasses of fine whiskey in the other. They've earned it, it's been a long thirteen years.
We knew it was coming. Hell, we knew it was coming for a good three years now. There weren't any breakdowns, just a few sad faces around the house.
She died in her sleep, without feeling pain. This is a huge relief, because she lived in a lot of pain in her daily life. Cancer, heart problems, skin problems, bone problems, internal bleeding, Alzheimer's, each of them in different phases, she was literally deteriorating away. The fact the she lasted until yesterday is an outstanding representation of her character. Just the kind of woman who would go on, even when things looked bleak.
I never went back to see her like that, I rather wished to remember her as she was. I know I would've gotten pretty emotional seeing her a final time in the condition she was in. My sisters and my mom went over a few years ago, and I don't think either of them came back with high hopes for her health.
I ended up regretting this, seeing as how she kept asking for me and only me when they went over there. It breaks my heart, but even talking on the phone with her I knew that she wasn't all there. I just couldn't stand to go back when she was like the way she was. I will always remember her kindness, her sweet way of talking, her warm embrace, and her positive attitude on life. We're a lucky family to be blessed with such a sweet woman in our lives.
I know that Abuelo will be waiting for her at the Pearly Gates with a bouquet of roses in one hand and a few glasses of fine whiskey in the other. They've earned it, it's been a long thirteen years.