Yet another death...

[quiet_tiger]

My grandmother just died.  Unlike the great-great uncle I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I actually knew this woman.  Spent Christmases and stuff with her.  She wasn't a particularly nice woman, which may not be appropriate to say, but she wasn't.

She hasn't had much holding her to life the last several years, so it wasn't as if this was a surprise.  I still feel really bad for my mom though (it was her mother).  Again, I'm not really sure what to feel.  I don't do death very well, or appropriately.  I guess I just haven't felt really close to anyone in my family who has died (one teeny advantage of never seeing anyone other than at family parties, like the reunion for my dad's side coming up this weekend).

I just feel awful for my mom.  I have no idea what it's like to lose a parent.  She's been preparing herself mentally the last few weeks, which is good.  I just don't know what I can do; I'm utterly useless in these situations.

(and for my RL friends, this isn't the grandmother you've all met at one point or another- that's my dad's mom, the one who lives in town).

Comments

[herohunter.livejournal.com]

*hugs tight*

[quiet--tiger.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

*hugs back*

[monkeyputz.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry to hear that hon. Pass my sympathies on to your mom. And I'm here if you need to talk.

[quiet--tiger.livejournal.com]

Thanks, babe. I'm okay for right now. I'll see how the wake and everything goes. :/