11.19.2009

I hate when that happens

So M is off tonight to fly back home for his Grandfathers funeral. And I found out last night that my sisters high school love's brother committed suicide on Tuesday (one day after his first nephew was born). Seriously this is how my holidays are beginning?!

Let me take this back to a year ago.  Thanksgiving Day 2008. So my family LOVES Thanksgiving (I mean who wouldn't all we do is eat and drink wine). My "Pa" was not his normal self, pretty much slept the entire time he was there, and I didn't see him smile at all. We all knew he would be going in for heart surgery in a week and a half to replace a valve that had been replaced about 10 years ago (apprently pigs valves are only good for so long), so we were all ready for that. Well what we didn't know and found out after the surgery was that another valve was seriously damaged and that one had to be replaced as well, his heart was working at about 30%. Why had the doctors not know this before? If it was that bad how did they not know!?!

A couple weeks later on December 26th 2008 my Pa passed.

So as we enter into this holiday season with another loss it seems such a short amount of time ago we were doing this last year, and I cannot help but think that my favorite time of year is starting to have a huge downside to it all.

To all our Grandpa's who look down at us we love you and you will forever be in our hearts.

"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different." - Coco Chanel

5 comments:

Unknown said...

I'm so sorry to hear about this. Keep your chin up. There are great things out there! I lost my g-ma on Thanksgiving one year. Its never easy.

Kristen said...

I am so, so sorry to hear about this... both of my Grandparents died around Thanksgiving, and my Grandma passed away almost 2 years ago right after New Year's (my birthday), so the holidays are a bit tough for us too... but as much as we miss them, we just think about them and remember them extra hard at this time of year. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts.... my heart just hurts for you.

Elizabeth Marie said...

Oh honey. I am so sorry. My heart breaks for you and your family and you are all in my thoughts and prayers.

Keep your pretty chin up.

Kelly said...

=( i am sorry to hear about your lost. its always unfortunate to lose a love one...especially around this time..My heart and condolences to you and your family ...but look on the bright side...we both love the Yankees (because we KICK ASS) and Chuck Bass.... and now you're a poet... =)

xoxo

Anonymous said...

so sorry for your loss. it's hard when the time of year comes around. i lost a cousin I was very close with to leukemia in 2001. the week of her death i'm always a bit down, but try to remember the fun times with her...all the laughing