Grandmothers are awesome people...
By ddhawkins63
@ddhawkins63 (682)
United States
June 23, 2009 9:07pm CST
My grandmother died the year after I graduated high school. She was one of the most awesome people that I ever knew in my life. She had seven children and about 29 grandchildren and many, many great grandchildren. She would now have many great great grandchildren were she still alive. She would now be 106 years old though.
Anyway, when she got sick for the first time in her life and had to go in the hospital, they were taking a 103 year old woman out of the room. My grandmother looked at me and asked me if I thought she would live that long. It was at that moment that I knew she wouldn't come home from the hospital and I was right. Anyway, I told her that I had faith in her. She did live that long though, within my heart. There are times, even today that I think I should give her a call only to remember that she isn't there any longer. She died in 1983 so that says a lot. I just truly do miss her to this day.
Do you all feel that way about your grandmother. You know, as though she will never die? If she has already died, do you find it difficult to still let go of her, as though she were still there to get your phone calls? Don't ever take your grandmother for granted. Ask questions now and always, always give her a hug and tell her you love her. If she goes to the hospital, don't put off going to see her, even for a minute. You never know when it might be the last chance you will get to see her.
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
24 Jun 09
This is one of the most sweetest discussions I've come across in a long time. Thank you for remembering your Grandmother.
I'm really impressed how you felt about her and Bless her soul, she is around you. Believe it or not. Write her a letter and put it away. It's between you and her and private. TRUST ME, she'll watch you write it. I think you're more psychic than you think and I do, for some reason or another, feel you are going to find a path towards this. I know you don't believe in Ghosts, lol!, but I bet you can tell me some stories about things that have happened that you have no idea what it was. You tell yourself it's coincidence all the time. Am I correct? If not, it's ok, time will tell.
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@ddhawkins63 (682)
• United States
25 Jun 09
haha, yes, sort of. I beleive in God and I know that when something bad happens that it happens for a reason. I sometimes think it's coincidence but not always. As for my grandmother, my brother had a dream about her several years ago. It scared him I think. She came to him and told him something, not sure what, but she also introduced him to her mother. I would like to get an old picture of my great grandmother to show my brother to see if that is what she looked like in the dream. He woke up in sweats. He said it was too real to not be. I wish I would see her like that though.It's never been the same without her.
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@Kashmeresmycat (6369)
• United States
26 Jun 09
That's a great idea about the photo. I think you should show it to your brother to see what happens. He's got nothing to be afraid of, it's your Grandmother, and of course she's not going to hurt anyone. Tell him not to be afraid, I know you wouldn't be. It might be scary at first but wouldn't it just be so great in the long run?
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@ddhawkins63 (682)
• United States
9 Jul 09
Oh, I think that he wasn't scared, but more in shock than anything. He loved her very much and the feeling was overwhelming for him to see her again. It's funny that of all the people in the family, that she visited him. I'm glad she did though.
@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
25 Jun 09
I think I can undersatnd what you are saying. both my grandparts are decessed now. my grandmom from my fathers side lived untill 2007. she passed awasy in her sleep. I can still rember when i gradfrather had dided. i had gotton the call on my cell phone and had to take time off from work. I never will forget see him in the hospital bed. I think that image will stick to me forever. but I did not have this experence with my grand mom. the gradparents form my moms side pass awasy a long time ago. my moms mom past away in 1980 so it closed to yours.
my moms dad pass away while I was in the navy and I had to come home on emergecny leave. I never saw him in the hospital. but I saw him earler that year when I went home to visit. it was the last time I saw him.
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@scififan43 (2434)
• United States
26 Jun 09
Yes it was sad that you did not have more time to spend with her.
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@ddhawkins63 (682)
• United States
25 Jun 09
Thank you for your response! My thing was that I was working at McDonalds at the time. I had just come home from work and was in the shower. My brother called me out of the shower and said that our mother called and said that we needed to get to the hospital right away. We both knew what that meant. Then my brothers car wouldn't start so we had to get my step sister to drive us to the hospital. She had already passed away. I should have gone down the day before. I talked to her on the phone and told her I would be up to see her the next day. There was no next day for her because she passed away the next day. I just wish I had seen her one more time before she left. She was such a good person.
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
24 Jun 09
My grandma passed away more nearly 30 years ago and I miss her and my grandpa very much. I know I'll see them again, though. They were such loving people and had a lot of influence on me. I remember when I was a teenager and in my early 20's and wanted to do something wild, I would wonder what they would say if they found out what I did and that kept me from doing a lot of stuff that I shouldn't have! 
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@ckyera (17332)
• Philippines
19 Jul 09
i agree with you! yes our grandmas are really awesome!
your discussion just remind me of my grandmother...she passed away last dec 2004...that was one of the saddest moment in my life...
she's the best for me and i am proud of her...she works up to her old age just to provide what her kids needs...she works coz she don't want to be a burden to her kids...(which we never though she is...she's never a burden to us ...she's a blessing!) and she works because she wants to give her kids what she was not able to give them when they are younger...she's the one who brings me to school...yes...she's an angel for the whole family! she's sooo sweet and really nice...
that's why, when she gets sick, actually shes' a victim of cancer...so can you imagine the hardships that she gone through because of this disease... i can't explain how i feel everytime i see her suffering from that disease...i know, she don't want us to see her difficulties...but the pains can't be hide in her face...
what's just rewarding for us is that even on the last few days or months of her life...we are able to show her how much we love her...we took care of her to the best that we can...how many meals we sacrifice just to have some additional money to buy her medicines...how many sleepless nights just to make sure she's fine and look after her needs...just thankful that we are able to tell her how much we love her, how important she is in our life...
now that she's gone...almost 5 years have gone...but still her memories remain in our hearts and i feel like she's just still here...and she's always been my inspiration...wherever she is...i will never ever forget her...
i think i am crying this time...miss her so much!
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@geniustiger (1694)
• Philippines
25 Jun 09
Yes it is perfectly right! I have also an awesome
grandmother in one side of my mother too.
She is so loving with us grandkids. If we can visit
at her house she will cry of happy tears that she
feels so glad to meet us. Then she will prepare all
the things for the meals with here best to be being so
warm and hospitable to her beloved grandkids.
We love to visit her always because she gave more time
for us, love, share moments and try her best to do something
to have things to be brought in going back at home .
I really appreciate my grandma for that . I missed he so much too.
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@ddhawkins63 (682)
• United States
25 Jun 09
Aww, that's so sweet. My grandmother wasn't a great cook or anything, but she would come over and babysit us when we were very young. She would do all the little kid games like this little piggy and she would also take her false teeth out to scare us with them haha
@besthope44 (12123)
• India
21 Aug 10
I love my grandma, she is very loving and caring! She tells me all stories and make me sweets.
@smokoyboy (159)
• Philippines
22 Sep 09
my grandmother is the best of all. she understood all the things i do. she never scolded even once in life. she always protecting me to people that pissed me off. she always cooked foods that is my favorite and buy things that i like. if my grandmother will die i will be sad because i will miss the beautiful things she done to me. i will never forget my grandmother and she is the amazing grandmother in the world.
