Sad News

My husband's Grandmother passed away Saturday night. It's sad and it's a relief. She was in her late nineties and had broken her leg recently. They couldn't do anything about the leg since her bones were not going to heal at this age so she was just left to pain medication and her bed. I'm sure if you asked her she was not happy about this state of affairs. John went and visited her shortly after the leg incident and came home relieved he had gone to see her but very sad because we all knew what hung in the air.

Gramma was a pretty neat lady. She once told me she had such a nice olive complexion because she was half native. It was early on in my relationship with John so I pretty much believed anything his family would tell me - I probably said something like "oh wow" later I asked John about it and he said she was pulling my leg! She had that kind of sense of humour. She was a sly lady. She also really loved her grandchildren and I know the boys will be sad attending the funeral on Thursday.

For me, there is a sense that she is released from the pain now and her life was an incredible one filled with love of family and friends. I know she will be remembered fondly with love always.

Which is a good reminder to myself and to you if you're reading - that we will not be remembered by our possessions but by the way we lived our lives. Live yours well.

Cheers.