Tag Archives: family
Eulogy for Gramps
I meant to post the eulogy I said at Gramps’ funeral last year, but didn’t get around to it. Posting now as a method of archiving it so I can toss the paper copy. I kept it short because I … Continue reading
My Genealogy
One of the things I’ve been doing over the last few months is assembling my genealogy. Unfortunately, I was spurred to do this because my grandparents died. I *should* have done this last year when I could have asked them … Continue reading
Surgery
Gram has been losing weight for a year or so, mostly due to lack of appetite. Scans of her digestive system showed some abnormalities but nothing conclusive. A few weeks ago, Gram started bleeding though. This put in motion additional … Continue reading
Moving day done
Yesterday was the big move for my grandparents. They were about as cranky as I’ve ever seen them. They had 62 years of accumulated stuff in the place they’ve lived in for 36 years, and they wanted to keep as … Continue reading
Need moving help
I need moving help. Here’s the scoop: My grandparents are moving into an assisted living place. Originally Gramps wanted to hire movers, but he got back the estimate today and it was thousands more than he expected. The actual move … Continue reading
Christmas 2010 at Swedish Medical Center
At 12:07 this morning I got a call from my grandfather. When he calls, I answer. He’d passed out in the hallway and had called paramedics. He assumed they would take him to Swedish like they normally do. There’s a … Continue reading
Family history
My mom never talked much about family history. But driving my grandfather around the last 6+ months I’ve learned a ton that I didn’t know before. Gramps’ mother’s family was Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints, but Gramps quit the … Continue reading
Nuclear test
The last few days have been hectic to say the least. Most of it bad, but not all. Here I shall write about the bad stuff. Thursday I got a call from Gram. Sort of. She called, but didn’t realize … Continue reading
Thinking about my father, or lack thereof
Yesterday was Hallmark Father’s Day. Nisi Shawl’s post about her father got me thinking. Crying actually. I cry easily at sad things. Losing mom last year exacerbated this tendency in me that seemed to be getting more pronounced as I … Continue reading
Blood clot in the leg
If my experience with psychosis wasn’t enough, today I also got some bad news about my grandparents. They returned last night from a Caribbean cruise. My grandmother informed me that Gramps had some sort of heart issue on the plane … Continue reading