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Feb. 22nd, 2008 11:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarotgalMy grandmother died this evening. She started doing badly last weekend and went to the hospital. On Wednesday, my dad flew out to see her (on his 60th birthday) and she passed away tonight.
I'm doing all right, all things considered. I really am. It looks like I'll be heading out to Iowa since my dad wants me there for the funeral (I don't especially need or want to go, but if my dad wants me there, of course I'll go to make him feel better).
Apparently my grandmother had $3000 in her bank account and that's it... and the funeral's going to cost about $9000 and none of my relatives have any money (and won't for a few months) so my family's going to be paying for it, naturally. Apparently being the black sheep of the family also means we're the only responsible ones with emergency savings accounts.
Ugh.
I got to sleep in today because of an ice storm that really didn't get bad. But, hey, that's fine by me. Wish work started at noon every day.
Oh, also, my mother fell on the ice last week and can't walk. She has been pushing a dining room chair around like a walker and it takes her ten minutes to go up and down stairs. So I've been walking the dog multiple times a day and doing extra work around the house. She's doing better today because I'm forcing her to stop walking around everywhere. She was SUPPOSED to go to the doctor Thurs but other health issues kept her home. And then she was supposed to go today, but the office closed all day because of the ice.
So even when I go to Iowa I'm going to be worried about her here. And obviously she can't go at all. Bad timing. Bad, bad timing.
*sigh* Anyway, yeah, I'm doing all right. Sad and crying every so often, but Grandma had a wonderful life and passed away peacefully with my daddy holding her hand and all her children there. I hope I'm that lucky.
Point is, I'm probably not going to be online that much.
I'm doing all right, all things considered. I really am. It looks like I'll be heading out to Iowa since my dad wants me there for the funeral (I don't especially need or want to go, but if my dad wants me there, of course I'll go to make him feel better).
Apparently my grandmother had $3000 in her bank account and that's it... and the funeral's going to cost about $9000 and none of my relatives have any money (and won't for a few months) so my family's going to be paying for it, naturally. Apparently being the black sheep of the family also means we're the only responsible ones with emergency savings accounts.
Ugh.
I got to sleep in today because of an ice storm that really didn't get bad. But, hey, that's fine by me. Wish work started at noon every day.
Oh, also, my mother fell on the ice last week and can't walk. She has been pushing a dining room chair around like a walker and it takes her ten minutes to go up and down stairs. So I've been walking the dog multiple times a day and doing extra work around the house. She's doing better today because I'm forcing her to stop walking around everywhere. She was SUPPOSED to go to the doctor Thurs but other health issues kept her home. And then she was supposed to go today, but the office closed all day because of the ice.
So even when I go to Iowa I'm going to be worried about her here. And obviously she can't go at all. Bad timing. Bad, bad timing.
*sigh* Anyway, yeah, I'm doing all right. Sad and crying every so often, but Grandma had a wonderful life and passed away peacefully with my daddy holding her hand and all her children there. I hope I'm that lucky.
Point is, I'm probably not going to be online that much.
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Date: 2008-02-23 05:02 am (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2008-02-23 05:21 am (UTC)And wishing your mother a speedy recovery.
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Date: 2008-02-23 01:42 pm (UTC)I'm so sorry about your grandmother tg; my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
BVB
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Date: 2008-02-24 01:35 am (UTC)I am so sorry about your grandmother. I'm sending hugs and thinking of you. I'm here if you need anything.
Tina
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Date: 2008-02-24 03:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-02-26 03:35 am (UTC)