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Farewell to Grandma
Last week Joe's Grandma fell and broke her hip. Although she is 97 years old they decided she was in good enough health to do surgery.
We went and saw her Monday night and she seemed to be in good spirits. She has always been such a sweet lady and an example to us all. It was hard to see her in pain. She did not complain at all while we were there. Tuesday morning she had surgery. Her bones were to fragile to put pins in so the did a hip replacement instead. She came out of surgery as well as a 97 year old can. She was a little confused I'm sure and they had to give her something Wednesday night to calm her. She had a very hard time coming out of the medicine. Joe received a call on Thursday saying she was not doing well and they were going to take her off the oxygen. We rushed down to the hospital to spend some time with her. If anything I think all of us there annoyed her. She kept asking why we were all there. At one point she told us all to leave. She also said we were waisting our time and we needed to go home. That is why I love this lady. She has always had such spunk and personality. Maybe it was trying to survive all those siblings growing up. She seemed to perk up and had been doing better for the last few days. Yesterday morning we received a call saying she had passed on in the early hours of the morning. We will sure miss her. It has been hard the last few years to see how frail she has gotten and her eye sight has also left. I remember not so long ago going and staying at her house in Richfield. She loved the company and would make these extravagant meals for you when you came. I remember after Joe installing her sprinkler system she would tell us she would get up early not to water her lawn anymore but to watch the sprinklers. I am glad to know that she is now free from her earthly restrictions and she is now with her husband, children and many more loved ones. I am glad I got the chance to meet this incredible lady. She has taught me so much and inspired me to be a better person.
We went and saw her Monday night and she seemed to be in good spirits. She has always been such a sweet lady and an example to us all. It was hard to see her in pain. She did not complain at all while we were there. Tuesday morning she had surgery. Her bones were to fragile to put pins in so the did a hip replacement instead. She came out of surgery as well as a 97 year old can. She was a little confused I'm sure and they had to give her something Wednesday night to calm her. She had a very hard time coming out of the medicine. Joe received a call on Thursday saying she was not doing well and they were going to take her off the oxygen. We rushed down to the hospital to spend some time with her. If anything I think all of us there annoyed her. She kept asking why we were all there. At one point she told us all to leave. She also said we were waisting our time and we needed to go home. That is why I love this lady. She has always had such spunk and personality. Maybe it was trying to survive all those siblings growing up. She seemed to perk up and had been doing better for the last few days. Yesterday morning we received a call saying she had passed on in the early hours of the morning. We will sure miss her. It has been hard the last few years to see how frail she has gotten and her eye sight has also left. I remember not so long ago going and staying at her house in Richfield. She loved the company and would make these extravagant meals for you when you came. I remember after Joe installing her sprinkler system she would tell us she would get up early not to water her lawn anymore but to watch the sprinklers. I am glad to know that she is now free from her earthly restrictions and she is now with her husband, children and many more loved ones. I am glad I got the chance to meet this incredible lady. She has taught me so much and inspired me to be a better person.
2 comments:
Wow 97! That's wonderful! It's always hard to loose a loved one... but thank goodness that Families Are Forever and we will be able to see them again! She sounds like a wonderful lady with a great personality. Hugs to you and your family.
What an inspiring blog. Thank you for sharing such a personal relationship. We are sorry to know that she will no longer be in Richfield to enjoy the early morning sprinklers or the family visits. She will live on through you.
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