Say a Prayer

[Deleted member 139972]

I got word on Friday that my grandpa is now in the hospital. Apparently his cancer has got the best of him and has made him pretty immobile. It really hit me today when I visited him for the first time and saw him in such a delirious state. He seemed to be coherent but still out of it.

Worst of all was to talk to my grandma. She seems to feel that these are his last days, yet I think he still has more fight left in him. The worst part was when we got on the topic of how long my girlfriend Heather and I have been dating. She said that her and Grandpa have been together for over 56 years and that she wishes she could make it to 60. She quietly choked back her tears and it really got to me.

If you believe in any supreme being, please say a prayer for him.

 

[kyparrish]

good luck Deleted member 139972

cancer took my grandfather about 13 years ago. Spend as much time with him as you can !!!

 

[ProviaFan]

My grandmother died late last year, but not from cancer.

I hope for the best for your grandfather.

 

[aplefka]

I'm sorry man. My ex's dad has inoperable lung cancer so it's been rough for her and weird for me.

Hopefully something chanegs for you grandfather that he makes it through the next 4+ years very healthy.

 

[EmperorIQ]

sorry, I hope your grandfather comes through. My gf's mother passed away 2 days after christmas of 04. She survived breast cancer 7 years ago, but the second time around . . . . good luck!

 

[czech09]

I'll pray for you I know what you mean my grandma suffered a stroke this past summer and my grandpa was just out of it I've never seen him that way, I was hit pretty bad by it myself luckily she recovered miraculously after like a week from her comma she still forgets alot of stuff now and has a pretty pessimistic outlook on life but she's still here with us that's what counts.

Btw my dad is an oncologist I know what you're feeling...

 

[akodi]

regards, stay strong.

 

[Goosemaster]

1. First, my hopes are with you that he will have a nice and somewhat comfortable end (as can be expected)

2. My grandmother passed away last year of alzheimers, and it taught me a very important lesson in terms of what I gave her as a grandson.

Make them feel loved, but even moreso, let them be filled with the satisfaction of a legacy. Make them aware of how much of a success you are because of him, and how his name will live on.
Without getting to sentimental on you, lets just say that at that age, it is the only thing that can bring them joy, and oh what joy it brings them

By the end, it got rough, so I just did the best I could to show them how much I respected their existance and how much I love them.