My grandfather broke his hip 2 weeks ago and my mom and I were due to fly out Thursday to go visit him. I found a great fare online and arranged all my childcare.
He died last night. So now all of our plans are up in the air and the funeral date is TBD. I had to call my cousin today and tell him. I am happy my kids got to go to see my grandpa in December for a last visit.
I should add that when my grandmother died, I was on vacation, on my way to see her. I’m some sort of jinx!
[...] My grandfather died a year ago this week. I didn’t even remember until last night, and I missed Mass yesterday morning, so I didn’t get to light a candle for him or add his name for the Mass intentions. I still regret not seeing him one more time before he died. The same thing happened when my grandmother died and that bothers me too. Being so far from family stinks at times like that. [...]