who decides?
I have a grandma that i really really really love she is not related to me in any way, but our family spent about five years with her when we were in the states and i honestly was much more attached to her than my real grandmothers when i was younger. However, last summer, grandpa passed away and grandma suffered greatly. They loved each other very much and did everything together, but now since grandpa was gone grandma became really lonely. When we called her for Christmas she sounded tired and exhausted. She said that she missed grandpa very much and that she was lonely alone.
A couple days ago my mom suddenly woke me up early in the morning, and told me that grandma had cancer. The e-mail from grandma’s daughter said that the cancer spread out very quickly and that she wouldn’t have much more time left. Lauraine (grandma’s daughter) said that grandma lost her appetite and lost weight after grandpa’s death, but they all thought that it was because of the shock of grandpa’s death, not because of the cancer. Initially i became numb. I couldn’t believe what i was reading. It was just like when i heard grandpa died, but worse, because our family promised that we will visit them again. It has been nearly 10 years since our whole family visited the states. At the end of every phone call and every letter we promised that we will visit them, visit her. Whenever we told them that they would say that they didn’t have enough time, that we should come as soon as possible. At this point, we really don’t have time, and nothing can be sure. Our family doesn’t know if we can visit her, and i am not sure if she could wait for us.
grandma and grandpa are and were great people. They are in fact the nicest people i’ve ever met so far. They are devout Christians who were full of love. I do not know who decides what happens to life but i know for sure that this is not fair. I miss both of them so much and i know that i just have to meet her no matter what. We missed grandpa and we cannot miss her too.
if god really is out there
he should please help grandma
he should
on February 27th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
shoot, Sunny. You must feel terrible.
Don’t worry too much though – both of my grandpas had cancer, but they’re all better now. I know it’s hard when you think about it, but believe me, these things can work out.
Oh God, I really wish that your grandma would become better so that you can meet her again.