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Date Posted: 11:32:52 07/17/08 Thu
Author: Roger
Subject: Re: Again
In reply to: grasshopper 's message, "Again" on 09:33:32 07/16/08 Wed

>So my other Nan died early Tuesday morning. My parents
>had told me that she'd suffered a suspected heart
>attack Monday night when I went down to make Mum a cup
>of tea (Dad told me, Mum didn't want to mention it -
>it's her Nan this time round), then Tuesday morning
>just after I'd messaged my Auntie Sonia for more info
>(noone eas up yet) Mum came down and told me that
>she'd passed away.
>
>Now, although I still haven't cried and don't really
>think I will this has come as a real shock to me (to
>all of us really). She was younger then my other Nan
>(72 to 80), was a lot healthier (lived on her own,
>walked to the shops - as opposed to living in a
>nursing home and walking everywhere with the aid of
>one of those walker-thingies), got out a lot more just
>had more life in her plain and simple.
>
>Her other daughters (of which Mum is one of nine,
>there are two sons also) took her on holidays and
>such, she had developed quite the taste for cruises in
>the last five or so years. Last time she came round to
>stay (only about a month ago) I gave her the British
>Airways Concorde/1st Class Royal Dolton Bone China
>service-sets I'd bought while I worked there, as I
>thought she'd like them (she had a cabinet full of
>similar things). When we next went round I was told
>that one of my second-cousins Hope (I think she's a
>second, but me might be a first I lose track) had been
>playing with them so I guess it's nice they were
>getting some use.
>
>But yeah, I don't know really. Mum asked me this
>morning if I wanted to say anything at the funeral, to
>be honest I was thinking about it last night but I
>just said 'I will if you want me to'. She told me it
>had to be sweet and funny (something and funny
>anyway), what ran through my mind last night was 'she
>was a lovely person who always had time for her entire
>family, and will be dearly missed'. Something pretty
>close to that, anyway.
>
>So my Dads Mum dies maybe five weeks ago, then my Mums
>Mum dies the other day. It's not been a good few
>weeks, really...

I am truly sorry to hear you have suffered another loss. In time you get some perspective, and take pleasure in remembering the good times.

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Re: Again -- grasshopper, 05:17:09 07/18/08 Fri