Goodbye Grams

My Grams passed away on September 4th.  She fell at the nursing home.  Isn't that the way these days? 

That's how R's my passed away also, from a fall.  She laid on the floor for 3 hours before they found her and then she had a broken hip they didn't discover for 2 months.  It caused her so much pain and they just gave her pills and more pills.  She finally ended up with pneumonia 3 months after the fall and passed away.  That was 3 years ago but recently it's felt like yesterday. 

My Gram and R's mom use to spend time together when we would visit one of them.  They lived close enough that we could drive to pick the other up and bring them to the others house.  So it really hit home when my Gram fell at the nursing home.  They didn't bother to call my Mom until almost 24 hours after the fact.  She had been sent to the Wichita hospital by then with a brain bleed.  She had been there alone for over 12 hours.  If the nursing home had called we could have been there when she arrived.  So was due to my Uncle (the bastard).

My Uncle managed to get power of Medical over my Grams and decided not to do anything to help her.  Yes, she had a brain bleed but she was a fighter.  I think she could have survived the surgery.  She  had hip surgery at 85.  What's brain surgery at 95.  She could still walk (yes, with the help of a walker), she still had her mind (it was a little fuzzy at times - but when they give her pain meds she didn't need my mind would be fuzzy too). 

I can still she her walking around her house and if you didn't get out of her way she'd run you over.  She loved working out in her yard, yes even in her 90's she worked in her yard.  She'd only been in the nursing home the last 7 months.  I hadn't had a chance to get up to see here there (5 hours drive), but that doesn't matter now, does it.  She was always doing something in her house or outside in the yard.  She was a very active person until my Uncle moved into her house.  But that is another story and not a good one.

I love you Gram and will miss you.  Rest in Peace.

Love your granddaughter.