Middle of last week, my Grandfather stopped eating, Saturday he was unable to take fluids and Mom entered him in hospice care. He passed away last night.
“Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce.” - Natalie Goldberg
Internet hugs. I don't have much advice, other than to be forgiving of yourself if you're not all jolly and celebratory this month. Give yourself space to grieve without feeling guilty if you have to step away.
I'm terribly sorry about your grandpa. Losing a loved one is so hard, and even more difficult during holidays. Is your mom ok?
She's doing fairly well.
He's been in a nursing home for 2 years, and she's been his caretaker since my Grandmother passed away a year and a half ago. My parents live 40ish minutes away, but she visited daily and she told me she was really glad things worked out that way because it brought her closer to her dad and taught her a lot about patience and putting other people before herself. Well gee whiz, now I'm bawling. My Mom is wonderful.