Grandfather
Jun. 20th, 2013 12:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackGrandfather is dying.
I left work abruptly Tuesday morning and drove to Lancashire and we've spent two days clustered round his bed reminiscing, supporting each other and drinking tea.
Two days ago he couldn't get out of bed but could talk to us. Today he could focus briefly. Now he can breathe shallowly and barely regain consciousness.
The nursing staff are really good at communicating clearly and non-patronisingly even when someone can barely respond.
Between them grandma and grandfather raised me to be a third generation atheist and a third generation vegetarian, and were my favourite possible grandparents in the world.
He was a great man. I love him.
I left work abruptly Tuesday morning and drove to Lancashire and we've spent two days clustered round his bed reminiscing, supporting each other and drinking tea.
Two days ago he couldn't get out of bed but could talk to us. Today he could focus briefly. Now he can breathe shallowly and barely regain consciousness.
The nursing staff are really good at communicating clearly and non-patronisingly even when someone can barely respond.
Between them grandma and grandfather raised me to be a third generation atheist and a third generation vegetarian, and were my favourite possible grandparents in the world.
He was a great man. I love him.
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Date: 2013-06-20 07:25 am (UTC)I'm glad you were close enough to see him for the last couple of days.
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Date: 2013-06-20 09:10 pm (UTC)Treasure the opportunity to tell him you love him while you can.
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