Reflections on Living and Dying
This is a long, rambling post. It is rambling, and with such bad structure, because there is so much to say, I can’t say it all, and I don’t know quite how to say it. But maybe, somehow, you will understand what I mean. I meant to write a post like this some time ago, […]
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We all grieve in different ways. Some people grieve loudly, others in silence. Some people take a long time to grieve, other people finish grieving in a short time. Grandma told me she was grieving long before Grandpa actually died, and I think that is true for me also. But that doesn’t mean I finished […]
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On September 24th, 2006–three years ago to this very day–I began caring for Grandpa in his final journey through Alzheimer’s. Shortly after that, I wrote a piece titled “The Next Great Adventure” (the original version on this website can be found here). That adventure has come to an end as suddenly as it began. I […]
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At 5:00 AM on Friday, September 11th, Grandpa slipped away. He lingered a week after he took his final turn. A week where he did not eat, and drank only a few drops. He passed quietly. Thank you all for your kind comments. The family took it as well as could be hoped. We all […]
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(I didn’t edit this for quality of writing. Maybe some other day) There were a lot of things I wanted to write before this, but life never goes in the neat little order we desire. I wanted to write about how Grandpa and I would laugh together, the foolish games we would play, and how […]
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