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My Grandma's Dying

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midnight-writer1031

PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 6:35 pm


My grandma is about to pass away as my dad is back home in India at the moment. I am really sad because I dont want my grandma to pass away even though her condition has worsened severely its so hard to stay focused on the things that I need to focus on because my sadness and thoughts and feelings about my grandma still exisit. Its been such a long time that I have lost someone so dear and she is dying and its making me sad. My parents may take me to India for the funeral which means that i might have to take a semester off of college but in hopes I can stay here so I dont have to miss school, however I dont know what will happen as my grandma can pass at any moment.
PostPosted: Sat May 30, 2009 7:53 pm


Realize that the longer she stays in this world, the more she suffers. Remember her as she was, not as she is. Celebrate her life.

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midnight-writer1031

PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 12:20 pm


thanks it honestly does help. I guess it makes me feel so depressed I dont want to do much anymore and A LOT more responsiblity is placed on me now just having my dad being back home in India and my mom with me but moms kinda sick so A LOT of responsiblity is on me at the moment. I tend to just have this wall up but its so hard not to be sad.
PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 3:42 pm


midnight-writer1031
thanks it honestly does help. I guess it makes me feel so depressed I dont want to do much anymore and A LOT more responsiblity is placed on me now just having my dad being back home in India and my mom with me but moms kinda sick so A LOT of responsiblity is on me at the moment. I tend to just have this wall up but its so hard not to be sad.
That's understandable- but, heroes arn't chosen for their ability, their preparedness or their inability to withstand pain- they are chosen from the every man, the person who is untested, unrefined, and steps up to the plate. Responsiblity which you have not asked for is calling; the best you can do is try to weather the storm, help make the situation better for everyone else.

I do, however, understand that you arn't a machine- your feelings are normal, and everyone, no matter how hard they try to appear otherwise, feels the same in your situation. We're here for you to let it out as needed. Keep doing your best!

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 4:15 pm


My grandfather died unexpectedly after a successful surgery. The survival rate was about 98%, but his lung collapsed afterward. We didn't even expect it, and the whole family was devastated. But we got through it. He died just before Thanksgiving, so we spent a week going down to the family cemetery in Virginia, and we had a great holiday with the family all together. The funeral wasn't perfect, but the experience was overall very happy.

But his death didn't even seem real. It was just the good times that stayed, and it was as if he was just moving on. I'm not a strong believer in an afterlife, but I know that I don't regret his leaving. We're all still a family, even without him. smile
PostPosted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:16 pm


Yeah I know I will get through it.

midnight-writer1031


Windy Child

PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:24 am


You need to spend as much time as you can with her and cherish every second of it... when i was around 5 my grandfather became sick and i never got to see him after he went to the hospital. 2 weeks went by and he passed, i never saw him once, and my parents wouldn't let me go to the funeral either (thought i wasnt old enough) . I never got to say good-bye and i cant even remember the last words i ever spoke to him. And how i wish, i could have seen him one last time...

you need to embrace every moment you have with your grandma while she is still around..
PostPosted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:03 am


Figures there'd be a post that would make me go against all my logic.

In most matters I find it preferable to keep emotions under control but for a situation such as this you shouldn't have to. I had to be strong for my sister when my mother died because she was young; even now I have to. However trust me you shouldn't do that,not all the time; not even for your mother. If you need to cry you should. But don't let that be the only emotion you show. Let your grandmother know how much she means to you and just try to stay focused on the good times.

In agreement with soaked: your feelings are normal. Just don't cast them aside unless you want to be like a cold heartless machine who doesn't want to feel anything.

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midnight-writer1031

PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:05 am


my grandma lives overseas back home in India but I plan to write at least a letter.
PostPosted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 5:33 pm


midnight-writer1031
my grandma lives overseas back home in India but I plan to write at least a letter.

That's good that you're sending her a letter.

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midnight-writer1031

PostPosted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:38 am


I figured it could help,
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