The beginning of my New Year has been pretty rough:
To start things off, my grandfather passed away on January 2. It was his 93rd birthday. His name was Paul Franklin. He lived an amazingly full life. He loved to fish, hunt, spend time with his family, and tease or joke with anyone who would listen. He'd been fighting congestive heart failure for a couple of years. I consider myself blessed to of had him in my life. I also consider myself blessed to be almost 30 (did I really just type that) and to still have a grandparent around. My Grandpa Mohr died in 1994, Grandma Mohr is 1997, Grandpa Franklin in 2010, and I still have Grandma Franklin. My husband only had 1 grandparent alive when he was born, but he doesn't remember them at all. Lydia still prays for Grandpa Franklin every night. It is sweet and brings a smile to my face each time.
A week after Grandpa died, my mother ended up in the emergency room. Her arm was bright red and she was in terrible pain. It turned out to be a sever case of staff infection in her arm that was spreading to her torso. It only took a couple of hours to get that bad. He was in the hospital for 5 days, and then had to continue to go back for IV antibiotics. She's is such a strong person. It seems like once something gets under control another thing pops up.
This past weekend went by with anything major happening. I was relieved. Hopefully the rest of 2010 will remain calm.
Until next time...
3 weeks ago
2 comments:
i hope your month gets less crazy!
I know what you mean about grandparents. I'm blessed to still have all 6 of my grandparents. I also got to know 4 great-grandparents and 1 great-great grandma before their passing. I've always taken it for granted until recently. As a kid I assumed everyone had that many grandparents. Great post Diane hope everything remains calm.
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