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My final goodbye
Submitted by: Diane
England UKI am a secret believer, learner and spectator in miracles happening every day to me, my family and those around me!
May I firstly say that this story is quite emotional but my prayers were answered and I got my final goodbye which allows me to feel truly blessed every day.
Several years ago my grandma passed away, she was the most special, loved person in the whole world, she was my inspiration, my strength, my support and I loved her more than words can say.
After a decline in her health, she was put onto a pathway which meant that all fluids and food were withdrawn until she passed. She was one of the longest survivors on this pathway that the hospital had known.
I visited her every day, talked incessantly about life and what was going on so that she didn’t feel she was being left out. After 2 weeks I contracted a flu virus which meant that for 7 days I could not go to the hospital as it was contagious. It just so happened that she slipped into unconsciousness at the same time I could not go, so I was left with phone calls from family just telling me that she was still alive but they were expecting her to pass shortly.
I have to say I cried pretty much every day along with lengthy prayers to the universe, to ask for her to hang on so that I could say goodbye. On the seventh day I woke up with a dire need to go to the hospital, I knew that I was no longer infected as I had finished my course of tablets. So I decided to be meticulous in cleanliness and go see her.
She had been moved to a private room, she was painfully thin but it didn’t matter to me. I started babbling on about everything that was going on, apologizing for not being there and after about 5 minutes, she woke up! Although she could barely talk, her eyes smiled and we talked for several hours. My sister walked in after a while and promptly said “I have been here everyday and she didn’t wake up for me!”
Later that evening, she slipped unconscious and passed away 4 days later, after being 3 weeks and 4 days on the pathway. Despite missing her dreadfully, I feel truly blessed and I know she is with me every day.