March 24, 2013

• And it's time to explain....

  I've always been the type of person who was there for everyone. I never revealed my feelings. I've always been a family person, and my grandparents are the center of my world. This time last year my world began to spin out of control and I began to loose it all.

  It started out when I found out my mama's mama had breast cancer. I was completely shattered. It was something no one expected. I knew she was a strong lady and she would make it through. I was beside her through the surgery, the radiation, and the chemo. She was so strong through it all and she made a full recovery.

  But while we all helped her get better there was another issue about to hit us all like a ton of bricks.

  On May 15th my other grandma was put in the hospital for pneumonia. This was a usual visit due to her asthma and COPD. My son had just had surgery so I was unable to make it to the hospital to see her. 3 days into her visit things went downhill and took a turn for the worse. The drs found out she was bleeding internally and she was rushed in for emergency surgery. Little did I know this would be the last time she would ever speak again. The drs got her stable and she was moved to another hospital. For the next 4 months we watched as she slowly lost everything she had in her, even her ability to fight. In August she was removed from life support and place in the hospice house for 24 hour care and constant pain medication to keep her comfortable. We sat by her side everyday knowing that the one deep breath a minute she was taking could very well be her last. It wasn't until August 11, 2012 at 11:15pm that I recieved the dreaded phone call. At that very moment I lost my very first grandparent and I knew nothing would ever be the same.

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