explaining death to a child

[andwhat]

My great grandmother is 103. So odds are she is not going to be here forever. She is in the hospital right now and they expect her to bounce back, but the chances of that get less and less each time she is admitted (not very often thankfully). I was talking to my mom yesterday and this is the first time ever she has brought up explaining to DD when this eventually happens. My DD loves her. She takes about her all the time, see her all the time. feeds her, helps with her exercises, etc. I also think DD brings a lot of happiness to her as well. So this will definitely be a hard conversation when it happens. 

Anyway, anyone have any book recommendations or advice. Bonus if it is religious based, but not mandatory. Man being a parent is hard.

[meshaliuknits]

My kids have lost three of their four great grandparents. The first two passed when they were so little they barely knew them. But with the third, we just... told them. BabyLiu (6) asked if it meant great grandma died too, we said no. She said good. BoyLiu (3) asked what died was. We said it was when you couldn't visit someone anymore but you can always remember them. He said OK. They were sad, but OK. They still talk about him occasionally. They'll say "great grandpa gave me this, but he died." Things along those lines.

Good luck. Love to your family.

[thejackpot]

Hugs! Is she into animals at all? My oldest really likes animals and when he was younger he surprised me by telling me that death was a part of the cycle of life. It was something we had never talked about before.
I don't have any book recommendations but I know you will give her what she needs to be fine.