Earlier today my Great Grandma Reader passed away. She was a very funny and wonderful grandmother. I will miss her every much.
There are so many stories I have with her. I am extremely blessed that she was with me for so much of my life. Some kids never get to know their grandparents and I have so many moments with her. She lived to be 82 years old, which is wonderful. Only she did have cancer when she passed, so I am glad she will no longer suffer. When I feel better I will put a post about the hilarious things she said.
On the last day I had talked to her we knew it was our goodbyes. When we went to visit her she was blind and losing her memory. Only, I was very happy because she could make out how many people where in the room and talked to me. I told her about how I got straight A's and she said no surprise. She was always proud of me and said I was a beautiful and smart young women. On Christmas I had told her that I wanted to go over the genealogy stuff with her. My great grandma had studied back our family history for years only it was in her own version of a newspaper code. So no could understand what it meant but her, and she had boxes of it. As we were leaving she said I was suppose to go over the..... the stuff..... with ...the stuff with.... about ancestors. We told her yes grandma you just call when you feel better. This made my mother and I ball that she remembered that and also we knew I would never get that chance. My mother was crying, and so my great grandma watched her take a tissue and cry so she as her funny self snapped sarcastically, "What's wrong with you?" I love her.
I wish I would have had the chance to go over everything with her. I also wish I could have asked my great grandpa what it was like to fight in World War II. I think everyone wishes there were things that could have asked or done with there grand parents. Only we have to move on and think about the good times.
R.I.P. Great Grandma Reader
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