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Date Posted: 13:50:54 07/18/08 Fri
Author: Michael
Subject: Re: Again
In reply to: grasshopper 's message, "Re: Again" on 05:14:22 07/18/08 Fri

My grandmother died in October one year. I received a card from her that Christmas. She always did the cards in August and when my mother visited she would hand them to her then. I was quite taken aback by it. I could have done with a warning.

As to church, well, if its what she wanted, or what the family want, then................

>That's a very good question, one I really hadn't
>thought of before...I don't know you are probably
>right, although I really did think she had another
>5-10 good years left in her.
>
>Mum came back from visiting some of her sisters
>yesterday with a pouch of tobacco Nan had got for me
>and news that me and the other Grandsons are to be
>handing out service sheets and escorting people to
>their chairs at the service...Church has never been
>one of my favourite places to visit (quite the
>opposite in fact).
>
>>she sounds like she was as lovely lady. I suppose
>>being active and full of life and then dying quite
>>suddenly is better than a long lingering end, fading
>>away in a nursing home. Do you think she would have
>>preferred it this way, since she was so independent
>>and active?
>>
>>>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...

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