My grandma died today. I'm so relieved for her - she's had essentially no quality of life for a very long time. She couldn't communicate at all. She had no dignity. I'm glad her suffering is over.
I'm so sad, though, that my mother wasn't there. She's been loathe to leave her side for days. Apparently, she had just left the hospital when her father died, and she's always regretted it. She's been very clear she wanted to be there when grandma passed. Today she had - of all silly things - a hair appointment and wanted very much to cancel it, but my Aunt Nita was convincing her she should just go and get it done. (Kate and I spent about an hour there this morning and heard the conversations) So my mom went ahead and left - just for an hour - and apparently shortly after she left, grandma died. I know that will break her heart, so it's breaking mine.
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Mom by day, cellist-by-night
About Me
- Cellomama
- Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
- Former IT exec happily "retired" as a stay-at-home-mom of two small daughters and one big cello.
Cello Works-in-Progress
- Bach Suite No. 2 in d minor (refresh)
- Shostakovich Cello Concerto
Links of Note
BSO Concert "Opera Extravaganza" October 19, 2008
- Prokofiev - Suite from For the Love of Three Oranges
- Gounod - Faust
- Massenet - Meditation from Thais
- Verdi - Triumphal March and Ballet from Aida
- Rossini - The Barber of Seville
- Mozart - The Abduction from the Seraglio
- Wagner - Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin
4 comments:
Oh Laurie, I'm so sorry to hear about your Grandma. And about your Mother's not being there when she went. Ugh. That is too sad. You're all in my thoughts and prayers.
I'm so sorry for your loss, and I'm more sorry to hear that your mom wasn't there when it meant so much to her. But she was there all the days before & that's what really should matter.
That's very sad. Very sorry for you and your family.
I'm sorry to hear about your gma. Sending you and your family loving thoughts.
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