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... it's your (grand)mother" - as the saying goes.

My grandmother had a heart attack on Tuesday and died this morning at 72. She leaves behind her husband of 50 years, 11 children, 14 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchldren. Mom is the oldest of her generation, and I am the oldest of mine.

Not only could I not get down there to see her in the hospital because of the snow, but I have a court date next Friday (where a trial date is to be set for some time in the two weeks following). And, to top it all off, my girlfriend's daughter's 8th birthday is today - so I have to be all fake cheery so as not to ruin her first birthday with me. Oh, and mom has told me that I'm not allowed to tell any of my family about what's happening with me (re: wife and criminal charges). That'll be fun - seeing my whole family for the first time in about 15 years while trying to keep that from being a topic of conversation.

Hey, somebody tell me how I can get this dark cloud out from over me?

That sucks holmes. Give yourself time to grieve ya know? Don't bottle that stuff up. Grandmom lived a long life and has lots of people to remember her for a long long time.

I'd take your cloud but somehow I already have about 5 peoples' it seems. But I do it for my peoples'.

Originally posted by PA 3L SVT:

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... it's your (grand)mother" - as the saying goes.

My grandmother had a heart attack on Tuesday and died this morning at 72. She leaves behind her husband of 50 years, 11 children, 14 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchldren. Mom is the oldest of her generation, and I am the oldest of mine.

Not only could I not get down there to see her in the hospital because of the snow, but I have a court date next Friday (where a trial date is to be set for some time in the two weeks following). And, to top it all off, my girlfriend's daughter's 8th birthday is today - so I have to be all fake cheery so as not to ruin her first birthday with me. Oh, and mom has told me that I'm not allowed to tell any of my family about what's happening with me (re: wife and criminal charges). That'll be fun - seeing my whole family for the first time in about 15 years while trying to keep that from being a topic of conversation.

Hey, somebody tell me how I can get this dark cloud out from over me?

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I'm so sorry to hear about your Grandmother!!

What a big family! She had many people to love in her life. I'm sure she had a wonderful, full life with lots of laughter and joy.

If any of us can do anything for you, just let us know.

You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers!

Sending good vibes your way for the hearing!!

sorry to hear about your grandmother.

as far as getting rid of the cloud?....what better than to drive away from it

Jason, I'm so sorry to hear that man. If you need anything you can call - if you just want to call and b*tch I'm here.
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I'm really sorry to hear that Jason. My condolences to you and your family.

Jason - I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother . I know just what it's like . It's coming up on 5 years in March since I lost my grandmother . So far , to date , that's the toughest loss I've ever suffered . We were very close . Trust me , it's going to be very tough , but you'll muttle through it .

Good luck with your hearing/trial stuff . I'm pulling for you . You've had a pretty sh!tty year , that's for sure , but you're tough & will prevail . If ya need anything , or just wanna vent , gimme a yell .

When all else fails , think of the Monty Python song " Always look on the bright side of life" .

PS - sent you a PM ...

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully, you will see the light at the end of the tunnel soon.

I am sorry Jason. I know the feeling. Last month my grandfather's pacemaker started to beep. This was a Wed. He went to the hospital, had an angiogram, everything was fine. Thurs his leg started to swell up and fri morning he passed away. It was very sudden as he was playing Tennis earlier that week. My heart goes out to you and your family.

Sorry to hear about that. 2003 was a pretty awful year for me as well. It started out exactly one year ago today (20th). My girlfriend had off of school because of some light snow and drifting. She decided to go w/ her aunt to Walmart, along w/ her little sister and her aunt's two children ages 3 and 5. I decided to stay at my house. About an hour later I get a frantic phone call from her via her cell phone. "Get up here right now. We were just in an accident!" she screamed. Some young kid (17) was fooling around in the snow-covered road and lost control and hit them head on at about 65 miles per hour w/ his Jeep Cherokee. The kid and his girlfriend were OK (mild concussion), even though he was ejected. Anyway, where the accident was at is in my territory about 6 miles away on Rt. 903 (I'm an EMT w/ Lehighton Amb.). My 'tour was covered up at the time, so I jumped in my Explorer (if you didn't know, Explorer's can do 90) and I was the first on scene w/ in 5-6 minutes. I made sure she was OK, which she was. She was the passenger (belted, air bag deployed). She was stuck in the car because her aunt tried to get off the road but it was too late and she was plowed into the snow bank. I never moved piles of hardened snow so fast in my entire life. Her little sister(in the backseat, belted) was OK as well as her 3 y.o. son (in a car seat) but her 5 year old son was unconscious w/ a SERIOUS head injury. The car seat came loose and he struck the side window HARD. I called for PennStar aeromedical, and we flew him to Lehigh Valley Hospital. He was in a coma for a week before he died on Jan. 27th. Just a horrible start for the year. THEN, her great-grandmother dies in June (she was close to her). On top of that, our neighbors and close friends (a father and son, the son I went to school w/) were professional well drillers. They were drilling next to a flooded yard, their truck sunk in the mud, toppled over and hit a telephone line knocking it down into the water w/ both of them. They were severely electrocuted and died on scene. It just seemed like one thing after another. I was VERY glad to see 2003 go. I really hope you have a better year than me, despite your recent loss.