“Grandmas respirations are 15 per minute and
her pulse keeps becoming weaker as time fades.” I say to my sister over the
phone as I am standing in the halls of the Hazen Medical Center.
“You should really go and tell the nurse that
they should put oxygen on her so that she can pass away feeling comfortable.”
“Okay, I will. I will also call you with an
update as soon as I hear something new.”
I hung up the phone and walked towards my
grandmas room and right as I was in the door way my grandpa stood in front of
me and shook his head slowly.
NO! I scream at the top of my lungs. She can’t
be gone I was just in here less than ten minutes ago!
It seemed as if at that moment in time my life
stopped instantaneously and everything turned to just background noise. I stood
beside my grandmas’ bed and I stared at her until the mortician came to take
her away. I remember that the only thing I could think about is how happy she
must feel to finally be able to be reunited with my grandpa. As I held her hand
it become colder as time passed and whatever life was left in her was no longer
there. I kissed her head very gently and left the facility to prepare for the
next couple of days.
My grandma left the earth that day and even
though I would do anything to have her back with us, I know that life is not
meant to last forever.
Brandee,
ReplyDeleteThis writing took me back to when my grandma died. Thanks for sharing your story. A couple of things are confusing here for me. Is this grandma or great-grandma? Was she married more than once? I ask this because I am confused about grandpa standing in the doorway and the grandpa she is being reunited with.
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I agree with what Miss Odermann said. I was really confused with the two grandpas. You did a good job, but it would've been nice to know your exact feelings.
ReplyDeleteI love how personal your blog always is! The two grandpas thing confused me also. I think you could have put a lot more detail into this and talk more about your grandma or when you had to call your sister back and tell her what had happened. But overall I think you did a really good job. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThis piece was very moving. The phrase "time stopped" really added a lot to the emotions. The two grandpa references was slightly confusing because one is living and one is dead. I could really relate to this blog so it added to the emotions.
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