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FreakyOCR · 02-18-2002, 02:25 AM

My Grandmother, whom I have been living with for th past 4 months just passed on tonight.

She had ALS and she was in horrible pain. She was a mind trapped in a paralyzed body. She couldn't even swallow water... she was so weak she could barely breathe... and tonight, she stopped forever.

We had gathered the whole family around because we knew the time was near... We had been praying that she would go because she was suffering so much. We were all standing around her and were praying... thanking her for all the good she had been to us and finally praying that she would be released from her body. She took two more breaths and that was it.

I am glad that she is gone because it was hard to see her suffering like that... but boy am I gonna miss her....

She was a wonderful, wonderful woman... and I would want my wife to be exactly like her....

ben-the-slacker · 02-18-2002, 02:35 AM

I'm really sorry to hear that. That's truly sad.

Prayers to you and your family during this time of great loss. I'm sure she was a wonderful person. She has gone to a better place now, where she'll no longer suffer.

FreakyOCR · 02-18-2002, 02:40 AM

Well at least she's with Grandpa now!

<< tears in eyes smiley.

OuTpaTienT · 02-18-2002, 03:19 AM

Sorry to hear of your loss...Freaky, but as for your grandmother, it sounds like it was her time. Be happy for her. I bet she is feeling much better right now than she has felt in a long, long time.

And to have all her loved ones around as she departed, that's really a wonderful thing. So many people die all alone or in horrible, terrible situations...for her to have you guys there as she departed is truly a blessing in itself. Good for you and your family for taking the time to do the right thing, and be there for her.

RustyGT · 02-18-2002, 03:22 AM

Freaky, my condolences.
Not much fun when it happens.
My paternal G'ma passed away this time last year at age 91.
My maternal G'Fa has been in hospital since Xmas, slowly fading away. He is 89.
Sometimes it is better, that they do slip away from the pain.
The best those left behind can do, is act in their honour.
Chin Up, R.

02-18-2002, 03:38 AM

Sad to hear that Freaky, but at least her pain is now healed.

Visited my father-in-law today (travelled two and a half hours one way - been a long day). He has liver cancer and had a massive stroke last October. He is now succumbing to the liver cancer, slowly. The doctor thinks he has less than a week to live. They are keeping him as comfortable as they can. It's hard as my wife can't be with him now until next weekend, so we pray he will not pass on until then so she can be with him. But we also pray that he passes quickly with no pain. It's a difficult time.

I will pray for your family. Please pray for ours as well.

Thanks
Mick