My Grandma Died Today...

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:15 pm

I got "the" call today that my grandma had died around noon today. As much pain as it causes us, it is also good to know she's no longer in pain and is in a much better place. It's very hard since I lost my hubby just 8 months ago, but now it's time for our family to pull together and we always do. She had a great life, she would have been 92 next month, 3 of her kids still living, so many grandkids and tons of great grandkids...and my grandson was her only great-great grandkid. She was always surrounded by so much love. I was so lucky to have spent 5 hours with her last night. Please send prayers, thoughts and good wishes to my family. Thanks, Shelly

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Post by **Betty Boop** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:17 pm

Thoughts on their way, hugs to you shel :-4

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:18 pm

She looks incredibly happy in that photo.

I'm sure she loved her life because all of you were with her. :yh_wink

Mustang · Post by **Mustang** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:29 pm

I am sorry to hear of your loss Shelbell. Please know that you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. :yh_flower

Post by **Oscar Namechange** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:30 pm

shelbell;1262225 wrote: I got "the" call today that my grandma had died around noon today. As much pain as it causes us, it is also good to know she's no longer in pain and is in a much better place. It's very hard since I lost my hubby just 8 months ago, but now it's time for our family to pull together and we always do. She had a great life, she would have been 92 next month, 3 of her kids still living, so many grandkids and tons of great grandkids...and my grandson was her only great-great grandkid. She was always surrounded by so much love. I was so lucky to have spent 5 hours with her last night. Please send prayers, thoughts and good wishes to my family. Thanks, Shelly
I'm so sorry to hear that she succumbed Shell. Age matters not, but the person you have lost. Sending you and your family Hugs, cuddles, and thoughts. :-4:-4:-4

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:38 pm

So sorry for the loss of your Grandmother your in my thoughts and prayers. :yh_hugs

Ahso! · Post by **Ahso!** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:03 pm

Sorry for your loss.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:13 pm

:-4 I'm sorry to hear this, my thoughts and prayers and with you and your family.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:37 pm

Hello Sis, I'm deeply sorry for your loss. I know how much your Gramma meant to you, thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

:yh_hugs

Saint_ · Post by **Saint_** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:49 pm

My deepest condolences....but I'm happy that she led such a long and productive life!:o

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:55 pm

I'm so sorry. I am glad you got to be with her last night. You know we're here if you need us. :-4

pinkchick · Post by **pinkchick** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:17 pm

I'm so sorry Shelly :-4:-4

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:27 pm

beams to you Shelly:-6

ZAP · Post by **ZAP** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:33 pm

Sorry to hear of your loss. Hugs to you. ((( )))

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:05 pm

Thank you so much to my wonderful FG family. I appreciate every single one of you! :-4:-4

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:56 pm

shelbell;1262295 wrote: Thank you so much to my wonderful FG family. I appreciate every single one of you! :-4:-4

We all appreciate you as well shellybelly!!!!!!! :yh_winks!!!!!!!

:yh_kisses!!!!!!!

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:16 pm

Oh Shelly:-4

I am so sorry about your grandma:-4 All of my love and thoughts are with you tonight.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:12 pm

shelbell;1262295 wrote: Thank you so much to my wonderful FG family. I appreciate every single one of you! :-4:-4

- you know how much I appreciate having you as my best friend in the world.:-4

as we have spoken, its going to be tough, especially now when your going through the loss of Grant.

Remember sis, she lived a very very long life, and now she is with Grant to keep him company.

:yh_hugs:yh_hugs

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:11 pm

Kathy Ellen;1262311 wrote: Oh Shelly:-4

I am so sorry about your grandma:-4 All of my love and thoughts are with you tonight.

Thanks Kathy...that is one of the cutest pictures I've seen. :-4

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:13 pm

Odie;1262318 wrote: - you know how much I appreciate having you as my best friend in the world.:-4

as we have spoken, its going to be tough, especially now when your going through the loss of Grant.

Remember sis, she lived a very very long life, and now she is with Grant to keep him company.

:yh_hugs:yh_hugs

Thanks sis...I'm sure Grant is thrilled to have her with him, he loved her so much. :-4

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:08 am

:yh_flower Deepest condolences :yh_flower

You and your family are in my thoughts Shell.

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:07 am

Much love to you and your family. xx :-4

AnticGod · Post by **AnticGod** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 8:36 am

I`m sorry for you. I know how is to lose an appropriate person. :-1 Best wishes for you and your family! :-6

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 2:06 pm

Shelly, I'm so sorry to hear your sad news. Grandmas are such special people.

((((((( Shelly )))))))

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:12 pm

Thank you again to my FG family...it's so comforting to me to know how many people really care. :-4:-4

moonpie · Post by **moonpie** » Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:55 pm

iMostly all I do is lurk, because I don't have a lot of time to really get involved with the Forum. I know that your grandma has been ill, so I convey my condolences to you. I know it hurts, but you and I know, she is in a better place now. Stay strong for her and yourself.

farmer giles · Post by **farmer giles** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:47 am

wishing you all the best shellybelly i have to echo what moonpie says :-6:-6

hope you are as good as you can be in times like these :-6:-6

here if you need a big bald moron :-6

cars · Post by **cars** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 7:10 am

Sorry for you loss Shell, it's always too soon, no matter how old a person is.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:51 pm

I'm so sorry for your loss Shelly but I'm glad you and your family were able to spend time with her at the end and tell her how much you all loved her. Those will become precious memories for you all. Your whole family are in my thoughts and prayers and I'm sending you extra love to give you the strength to bear all that has been sent to you. You're strong. You will survive. Love and hugs, Mel. xxxxx

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 6:53 pm

Your a wonderful and caring daughter to take your mom shopping today to find the perfect outfit for her to wear to her mom's funeral.

You have been through so much sis, and you reached out and gave your mom 'her' day.

Today is a day your mom will never forget.:-4

Tan · Post by **Tan** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 8:07 pm

Sorry for your loss:yh_flower

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:19 pm

moonpie;1262650 wrote: iMostly all I do is lurk, because I don't have a lot of time to really get involved with the Forum. I know that your grandma has been ill, so I convey my condolences to you. I know it hurts, but you and I know, she is in a better place now. Stay strong for her and yourself.

Thank you moonpie for showing up and giving me your kind words. I do know that she is in a much better place...and no longer suffering.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:53 pm

farmer giles;1262668 wrote: wishing you all the best shellybelly i have to echo what moonpie says :-6:-6

hope you are as good as you can be in times like these :-6:-6

here if you need a big bald moron :-6

I am holding up the best I can...and I can alway use a big bald moron. :-6

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:54 pm

shelbell;1262941 wrote: I am holding up the best I can...and I can alway use a big bald moron. :-6I was just about to ask why on earth you would want a big bald mormon! :wah:

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:09 pm

abbey;1262977 wrote: I was just about to ask why on earth you would want a big bald mormon! :wah:

Aren't they the same thing? :wah:

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:16 pm

Whenever and however it happens it is never easy - may she have found peace and I know she'll live in your heart forever :-6

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:25 pm

Tan;1262767 wrote: Sorry for your loss:yh_flower

Bryn Mawr;1262991 wrote: Whenever and however it happens it is never easy - may she have found peace and I know she'll live in your heart forever :-6

Thank you Tan :-4

Thank you Bryn, I know she has peace, and yes, she will live in a lot of hearts forever.:-6

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 3:26 pm

Visitation tomorrow evening...funeral Tuesday morning. Gotta stay strong for now and be there for my mom. :-4

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:42 am

Thinking of you today. Hope all went/goes well. :-4

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 11:44 am

shelbell;1262997 wrote: Visitation tomorrow evening...funeral Tuesday morning. Gotta stay strong for now and be there for my mom. :-4

Saying good bye this morning couldn't have been easy.:-1

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 4:51 pm

Today was very hard. Since my mom and myself are both widows, I got to sit next to her to give her support...my brothers are both married. It was very special being able to give her support back after all her support earlier this year when my hubby died. I'm sure most of you understand how hard it is to see your mom in so much pain. My gramma had been so sick and at the end hardly resembled what we knew as her...but she looked so beautiful and so peaceful, just like the gramma we all remembered her as.

Today was very painful but she left such a legacy of love and commitment to family...something that we all learned from her. She is at peace now and I know one day I'll see her again. :-4

Thank you all so much for the outpouring of love, prayers, thoughts, wishes and support. You are all a special group of people.

Shel :-4

G-man · Post by **G-man** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:42 pm

I saw this thread earlier and wanted to reply...

My condolences, Shelbell. I just lost my grandmother this past year and I am just glad that I was able to spend some quality time with her up until she passed on peacefully. That's great that your family could pull together like that. I just wish that I could say the same for my own family after my grandmother passed away.

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:56 pm

G-man;1263583 wrote: I saw this thread earlier and wanted to reply...

My condolences, Shelbell. I just lost my grandmother this past year and I am just glad that I was able to spend some quality time with her up until she passed on peacefully. That's great that your family could pull together like that. I just wish that I could say the same for my own family after my grandmother passed away.

Thanks G...it's only important that you got to spend time with her and that she knew you were there and loved her. You know the saying "you only see people at weddings and funerals". So many extended family, like all my cousins I was so close to when we were young, have moved far away and we'd lost touch. One cousin moved from IL where I am, to Texas 26 years ago and I've only seen her a few times since. But it's one of those relationships that you're seperated for so long, but when you're together, you'd never know it. Everyone else was almost like strangers. But me, my brothers, their wives, our kids all pulled around my mom and she was our only concern. Sad, but just the truth. You can't control anyone else, only your self and at least you know that YOU did what was right and best for you and your grandma. :-4

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:03 pm

It wasnt a reindeer was it? :yh_nailbi

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:08 pm

shelbell;1263517 wrote: Today was very hard. Since my mom and myself are both widows, I got to sit next to her to give her support...my brothers are both married. It was very special being able to give her support back after all her support earlier this year when my hubby died. I'm sure most of you understand how hard it is to see your mom in so much pain. My gramma had been so sick and at the end hardly resembled what we knew as her...but she looked so beautiful and so peaceful, just like the gramma we all remembered her as.

Today was very painful but she left such a legacy of love and commitment to family...something that we all learned from her. She is at peace now and I know one day I'll see her again. :-4

Thank you all so much for the outpouring of love, prayers, thoughts, wishes and support. You are all a special group of people.

Shel :-4

It is hard to see your own mother in pain.

your gramma certainly did leave a legacy.:-4

shelbell · Post by **shelbell** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 5:37 pm

Nomad;1263602 wrote: It wasnt a reindeer was it? :yh_nailbi

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:19 pm

shelbell;1263855 wrote:

no kidding?