Goodbye Grandma.

Yes, my grandmother, Mildred, passed away at 12:30 am Wednesday morning. My mom called in the morning as I was getting breakfast for the boys. I had been planning on going to see her that morning. She passed peacefully, and one of the employees was with her at the time.\par
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There’s a curious sense of finality about the whole thing. Kind of a shock to think that we can’t go to see her anymore, and that she will never again be involved in our lives. Also I think of her\’c3\’82\’c2\~at odd times,\’c3\’82\’c2\~like when I put on the coat she gave me for Christmas yesterday.\par
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How to explain it to Judah? He knew we were going to see GG Wednesday morning, but then of course, we didn’t. I explained that GG was asleep – and wasn’t going to wake up. How do you explain death to a 2-year-old? I hope he remembers her – he’s the only one of her great-grandchildren that will. And he was her light and joy in her last 3 years of life. That’s a sweet thing to remember.