a bittersweet trip

Gemini Cricket · 01-09-2008, 12:02 AM

I'm leaving tomorrow for Honolulu.
I'm jumping on a plane to be with my grandma.
The woman that raised me is not going to be around very much longer.
She has pneumonia and a collapsed lung.
She's at the hospital and they said she isn't doing well.
I'm dropping everything for now and going home where I feel I can be of some help and comfort.
I had a good 'ol cry with NA earlier but I'm doing much better.
A quick zip of a credit card and I'm off to Hawai'i tomorrow afternoon.
I would rather visit her now instead of at her funeral.
I feel that if I don't go, I'll regret it.

I'm throwing sh!t in a large duffle bag now. I have no idea what I'm packing...

I can't even start to tell you how wonderful my grandmother is.

Aloha, Nana.

innerSpaceman · 01-09-2008, 12:36 AM

oh, gemini cricket ... i am so sad at hearing this, and yet so pleased that you are doing to right and loving and perfect thing.

love and peace with you, my friend, and with your wonderul grandma.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 01-09-2008, 01:00 AM

All my best thoughts Brad! You do what you feel is right...

Morrigoon · 01-09-2008, 01:12 AM

I'm so sorry Brad. But glad for you that you're going to get to be with her and she with you

Motorboat Cruiser · 01-09-2008, 01:34 AM

Have a safe trip and much love to you. I think you made the right decision to go be with her.

Disneyphile · 01-09-2008, 01:42 AM

So sorry.

I hope you and Nana share wonderful moments that will last an eternity.

*hugs*

wendybeth · 01-09-2008, 02:04 AM

Your Nana sounds like a wonderful woman, and if she is the one who raised you she did a terrific job. I'm glad you are going now- you can be there for her while she's still here, and I'm sure she'll be so happy to see you.

Big hugs from us all.

Deebs · 01-09-2008, 02:55 AM

I have to agree, she helped make you into such a warm and loving person.

I'm so glad you are going home to be with her. If you had not made the choice to zip the credit card, I think you would have always regretted it.

Watching someone you love slip away is so hard. I was with my dad when he died just over a year ago, and it was very painful. But I would not change anything about it, and am so grateful that I was with him in his last moments.

Gah, I am crying for you now. I am just so sorry. You will never regret being there for your Nana. I'm thinking of you and wishing you strength.

DreadPirateRoberts · 01-09-2008, 05:02 AM

GC, I am so sorry. I think you are doing the right thing.

Strangler Lewis · 01-09-2008, 05:58 AM

Somehow, have a good trip doesn't cut it. Best wishes to you both.

01-09-2008, 12:02 AM	#1
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	a bittersweet trip I'm leaving tomorrow for Honolulu. I'm jumping on a plane to be with my grandma. The woman that raised me is not going to be around very much longer. She has pneumonia and a collapsed lung. She's at the hospital and they said she isn't doing well. I'm dropping everything for now and going home where I feel I can be of some help and comfort. I had a good 'ol cry with NA earlier but I'm doing much better. A quick zip of a credit card and I'm off to Hawai'i tomorrow afternoon. I would rather visit her now instead of at her funeral. I feel that if I don't go, I'll regret it. I'm throwing sh!t in a large duffle bag now. I have no idea what I'm packing... I can't even start to tell you how wonderful my grandmother is. Aloha, Nana.
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01-09-2008, 12:36 AM	#2
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	oh, gemini cricket ... i am so sad at hearing this, and yet so pleased that you are doing to right and loving and perfect thing. love and peace with you, my friend, and with your wonderul grandma.
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Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	All my best thoughts Brad! You do what you feel is right...
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01-09-2008, 01:12 AM	#4
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I'm so sorry Brad. But glad for you that you're going to get to be with her and she with you __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	Have a safe trip and much love to you. I think you made the right decision to go be with her.
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Disneyphile SQUIRREL! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: On the curbside. Posts: 5,098	So sorry. I hope you and Nana share wonderful moments that will last an eternity. hugs
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01-09-2008, 02:04 AM	#7
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Your Nana sounds like a wonderful woman, and if she is the one who raised you she did a terrific job. I'm glad you are going now- you can be there for her while she's still here, and I'm sure she'll be so happy to see you. Big hugs from us all. __________________
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01-09-2008, 02:55 AM	#8
Deebs ... Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 961	I have to agree, she helped make you into such a warm and loving person. I'm so glad you are going home to be with her. If you had not made the choice to zip the credit card, I think you would have always regretted it. Watching someone you love slip away is so hard. I was with my dad when he died just over a year ago, and it was very painful. But I would not change anything about it, and am so grateful that I was with him in his last moments. Gah, I am crying for you now. I am just so sorry. You will never regret being there for your Nana. I'm thinking of you and wishing you strength.
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01-09-2008, 05:02 AM	#9
DreadPirateRoberts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,483	GC, I am so sorry. I think you are doing the right thing.
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01-09-2008, 05:58 AM	#10
Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Somehow, have a good trip doesn't cut it. Best wishes to you both. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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