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like you will lose them torents/kids, etc. – make the phone call
now. My Grandmother was a spitfire,
on to fight with her. Thank GOD
hen this happened, but still I hadn’t
this day I cannot remember our last
s I should have called her more reed her and how much she meant to me
gs enough? Pick up the phone and
ve my left arm to have just one more

boyfriend goodbye and tell him what he means to me every time he
walks out the door (even when he’s being annoying). I try to not shoo
my cats away when one crawls onto my lap as I’m trying to type up
something important for work. I try to tell my parents and other family
members how much I love them, more often. So while I’m hoping the
paranoia subsides, I’m hoping these lessons stick, and that I can remind
YOU of them.

And finally, if and when you do find the air sucked out of your lungs
one day from some really bad news, lean on the shoulders of your
loved ones. They are stronger than you think. Together we will lift
each other up and out of every dark hole, we just have to let the people
ns, you will be happy one day that you that love us in. They say there’s nothing anyone can say that can make
my Grandma and I had talked about
things better but that’s not entirely true. I was open about my feelings
comment about her mortality I would to my friends and family – and most of them had some really profound
going to live forever, as if I was willing points to make to me that helped me in those moments, and I still carry
et her say what she might have said – it them with me today.
r on me. It’s really only from a chance
ks that we knew she didn’t want to be
I know there is another side to this grief that I will find myself on – but
uggested. These are important conI am going to try so hard to take these lessons with me to that happier
rtable to talk about… but you might
place – and I hope you’ll do the same.
age we are – we need to face the
lly don’t get much of a warning, if any,
know the wishes of your loved ones,

have with a loved one, think
hese being your last words to each
at those will be the last words, but
hat my Grandma and Father were
lot before she died and I know he
ilt from that – don’t let that be you. I
to lose someone else that I love– I’m
ying even more than normal about my
snow. I was secretly worried when
her birthday. Most of all, I’m terrified
of himself as he should be… and I
t losing it. Obviously, it’s not healthy
certainly don’t recommend it…but it
e more. I try to remember to kiss my

Leona {Lee} Eldridge
passed away
November 21st, 2013

You do not have to grieve alone. These resources provide 24 hour support:

OurHouse: http://www.ourhouse-grief.org/support-groups/
Grief Share: http://www.griefshare.org/
Hospice Foundation: http://www.hospicefoundation.org/supportgroup