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Rest in Peace

Today was interesting in the beginning. I didn’t fall asleep until six this morning, which normally on my day off isn’t a completely bad thing; except for the fact that I had to be up at 11:30. So running on roughly five and a half hours of sleep, I got up, went with my mom to get my brother from school, which happens to be located in BFE, and then went to lunch. Om nom nom, Denny’s.

I got home, did some schoolwork and played a bit of Modern Warfare 2, and decided to take a nap. Good nap, I’d say, even though I’m still sleepy. I woke up, did what I usually do- check Facebook, and all that jazz. I get online to see a status update that I had hoped not to see- my girlfriend’s grandmother had passed away earlier this afternoon. If you don’t know the situation here’s  the rundown: she had a stroke last week while in the hospital recovering from pneumonia, and it all went downhill from there. I spent the majority of the night/morning at the hospital with Andrea, and it kind of took its toll on my mind, and here’s why:

About two years ago, my grandma (my mom’s mom) was in the exact same situation. A stroke had basically put her into a conscious-coma, and we had to let her go. I had a decent relationship with my grandma, but was so preoccupied with doing my own thing, I didn’t see her/talk to her much. I wish I had. I really do. I miss her a lot. She was a great person, a great grandma. And listening to Andrea talk about her grandma (‘Grams’ she called her) made me happy to know that even with this heartbreaking situation, Andrea had a great relationship with her.

It came down to this: if losing my grandma- with what little bit of connection we had towards the end- was bad for me, this must be TERRIBLE for Andrea. She always held her in such high regard, and I honestly wish I could have gotten to know her better, but I’m glad I could have been there at least at all.

For those of you who pray, please say a prayer for Andrea and her family. They need it. For those of you who don’t, positive thoughts/energy goes a long way.

Rest in peace, Antoinette Zura (Grams). You are loved and missed.

Peace & love,

Steve

p.s.- the people in your life that you love, be sure they know it. be sure they know you care. you never know what will happen one day to the next. ♥ Any messages you have to send to the family or questions for me, send them to Formspring.