On December 20th we got a call from Hunter's mom saying that Grams (Hunter's Grandma ) cancer came back and it was spread everywhere; lungs, brain, blood, everything. We were devastated. I had work off until the first of the year and Hunter took a day off so we could spend her last few days with her. We spent everyday from early in the morning till past midnight staying, visiting with family and holding grams hand and speaking with her and we never knew if it would be the last time. The day before Christmas eve we spoke with her for a minute and they brought our nephew carter in and then she fell asleep. After that she didn't wake up and we just waited for 2 days and watched her breath while sitting on the edge of our seats. On December 23rd Hunter and I didn't want to leave but decided to go home and shower and get up early to be at the house early... those plans changed when Hunter's mom called us at 4:30 in the morning on Christmas Eve. Hunter got up and drove to the house to say goodbye one last time and I stayed home and just cried. But its amazing how everyday up until the funeral I've never felt so calm and so at peace about everything. It felt like I was sitting in the celestial room in the temple every day and felt like grams was hugging me all day long. Christmas Eve my parents took us to a movie and out to eat to get our minds off of everything and then the Funeral wasn't Until January 2. (read her obituary HERE)
The funeral was amazing. We had the viewing the night before the funeral and it was amazing to see how many lives grams had touched. Especially all the flowers different friends sent her. My favorite was the flowers from BYU which is where she worked for many years. The day of the funeral Hunters dad spoke and told so many great stories I had never heard and Hunter spoke along with his sisters Nicole and Hailey. It was a rough day but I was glad to have it over so we could all heal as a family. I miss Grams more than anything. I am so grateful I was able to get so close with her from the moment that Hunter and I met. We went over there every Monday night and she would cook us dinner or we would take her dinner and we would watch the bachelor. There were a lot of weeks where we went over every single day to help her set up her Ipad and teach her how to play angry birds. She LOVED thai food so we went to thai drift and she loved it. We were always hoping she could go with us one last time. But the last year of her life the most she ate was jello or water. I miss her so much but I can't wait to be with her again one day!!
I love you grams.
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