Song Lyric of the Day:
May God’s love be with you / Always / May God’s love be with you
Joseph Arthur / “In the Sun”
8:47AM.
My grandmother died this morning. Mom called a little while ago and said, “I’m sorry I have to tell you this…” and I knew. Abuela Maria died at 6:39AM this morning. She was in the early stages of Alzheimer’s and was hospitalized with pneumonia. My parents visited her just a few weeks ago, and she no longer recognized my mother. The last time I saw her was summer 2003. I’m grateful that I was able to see her fairly recently, but I keep remembering how we both started crying when we said goodbye, like we knew it would probably be the last time we saw each other. And now I just can’t stop crying.
All I can do is treasure the few, precious memories I have of her and know that at least when I remember her, it’s when she was still able to remember me.
