*Trigger warning as this story talks about death, I don’t think there’s anything particularly triggering, but I’ll put a warning just in case*
My grandma passed last Wednesday after four days in the hospital She’s the only grandparent I’ve really known, The matriarch of the family
I was in the room when she passed, along with my parents, my aunts, and one of my grandma’s closest friends In the moments leading up to her passing I remembered a keychain I had gotten for her
So sorry for the loss of your grandma. The keychain is really sweet. My grandma (the last of my grandparents) passed away in 2016. I dedicated this poem to her on a post I wrote back then. Perhaps it'll remind you of your grandma as well... "Nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; but only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down today. Nothing gold can stay." ~ Robert Frost
My condolences. 😢 It's really hard to lose a beloved family member who was important to you.
I lost my Grandmother to Covid in 2021, and she was very important to me. I have something of hers that helps me remember the good memories and to try to honor her in little ways now and then. That helps. :/
I’m sorry to see this. Two years ago my grandma passed away when I was aboard, I had made her an animation to show her love months ago before that but never got the chance to show her, so I know your feeling with that keychain. *hugs*
My deepest condolences for you and your families loss of the matriarch of the family... stay strong...focus on what was learned from her life and carry it in your heart...
I am sorry for your loss. I never knew most of my grandparents but I did know my maternal grandmother and we got along well although she didn't speak English. I miss her every day; she died in 1958.
I didn’t mean to submit the story yet so I’ll just finish it here:
I got her this keychain 15 years ago for Mother’s Day but she was out of town that year so I held on to it Saying “I’ll give it to her later, maybe for her birthday” but I never did until her wake I put it in her hands before the viewing and she held it throughout the service I had to take it out before the funeral as she is being cremated and the keychain couldn’t go with her I now have it on my keychain, it’s been a good replacement as I’ve had to give away my key to her house since we’ve changed the locks
I’ll always have that reminder of her One of the most important people I’ve had, and ever will have, in my life
My grandmothers were equally important to me. Both of them taught me what they knew about cooking while they still walked the earth, and the time I spend with them was precious. I am very sorry for your loss.
