Death in the family
Oct. 18th, 2007 11:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eveglassMy Bubby (Yiddish for grandmother) passed away tonight.
We've seen it coming for a while: she was diagnosed with Alzheimers several years ago and we knew it was only a matter of time.
But. Yeah. Most likely the funeral will be on Sunday. Nancy, this obviously means I won't be at Isabelle's party: I apologize.
I'm not distraught. Like I said, we've seen this coming for a while. On the other hand, I am sad. It's not a deep, gut-wrenching, cry-your-eyes-out sad, but a sort of more subtle sad. Also, in a sense, I'm relieved. I'm not entirely certain that's an appropriate emotion to be feeling, but I'm glad that she's not going to get any worse, that I can now sit back and remember the Bubby from my childhood, when she was in full control of her faculties.
So... yeah. That's what's new and exciting with me.
We've seen it coming for a while: she was diagnosed with Alzheimers several years ago and we knew it was only a matter of time.
But. Yeah. Most likely the funeral will be on Sunday. Nancy, this obviously means I won't be at Isabelle's party: I apologize.
I'm not distraught. Like I said, we've seen this coming for a while. On the other hand, I am sad. It's not a deep, gut-wrenching, cry-your-eyes-out sad, but a sort of more subtle sad. Also, in a sense, I'm relieved. I'm not entirely certain that's an appropriate emotion to be feeling, but I'm glad that she's not going to get any worse, that I can now sit back and remember the Bubby from my childhood, when she was in full control of her faculties.
So... yeah. That's what's new and exciting with me.
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Date: 2007-10-19 04:04 pm (UTC)As for feeling relieved, that seems natural since nobody ever wants to see anyone suffer through an illness.