Brought him food

By C
@ShyBear88 (59342)
Sterling, Virginia
July 15, 2019 7:11am CST
There was a lot of left over at my nephews birthday party. I mentioned to my husband he should bring some ton Grandpa P who has every day been sitting by Grandma J while she has been in the hospital. He is a stubborn man I should know I’m married to his grandson. My husband packed up some BBQ wings. All 5 us took it to the hospital. We told the kids they could go up but not to the back which is trues we rang the bell since it was during shift change and asked the nurse to just bring to I’m for us so she could get back to shift change. I told my husband I might not be able to go and sit with your Grandma because of the kids but I can at least bring his Grandpa P something to eat just my husband and not to tell him I told him to bring food. Some times all someone needs to do is bring good.
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• United States
15 Jul 19
It's wonderful that you took the time and caring to take Grandpa P some home cooked food and cake and let him know that you were thinking of him. The hardest part of being with someone in the hospital is sitting beside the ill person's side through the hours of waiting for them to show some getting better. It's even harder during shift change because of all the hustle and bustle of taking vitals and doing all the extra work involved with filling in the replacement nurse on how each patient is doing and had done through the shift. Taking Grandpa P the food is like taking him a huge hug from the family. I just hope that Grandpa ate the wings, the home cooked food will be so much better for him that what the hospital serves. While the food the hospital serves is "healthy" is just isn't quite the same as the food that is cooked with the love that the family sends to the family member who is watching over the member who is stuck in the hospital bed. My prayers is with Grandpa P and Grandma J and hopefully she will recover soon and will be able to go home soon. My prayers also go out to the families who are also worrying about the Grandparents too. Take care and when you can take Grandpa P some home made food so he can keep up his strength to sit with Grandma J while she is working towards recovering. I send you all tons o f love and hugs. Toni
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
15 Jul 19
It wasn’t home cooking. It was left overs for the he birthday party we went too. I didn’t give him any cakes because he isn’t a big cake person it was just some food. He doesn’t really cook or have a care taker for him m.
• United States
16 Jul 19
@ShyBear88 To Grandpa P it's as good as home cooking, it's the fact that you cared enough to remember him and brought him some of the birthday food. When you're the person beside the person who isn't well those things really do make a difference. I speak from experience as my husband was horribly ill and I was worried sick about him. It was wonderful that his daughter and son-in-law would make the 4 hour trip down to take care of him and show how much they care about him...it made a huge difference to both of us.
@ShyBear88 (59342)
• Sterling, Virginia
16 Jul 19
@BearArtistLady he is the type that won’t admit he needs help. He has told us three times thanks you for the food. Even my husbands dad and aunts said thank you. I told them don’t tell them I said we should. Food seems to help with a lot of things it can’t help a with sad but it fill you will just a little love to know that someone took the time to bring even left overs.